New radio data from the Juno spacecraft has just rewritten the textbooks.
Sandeep K S
Feb 3
1 min read
Jupiter's Slimmer Profile: New data from the Juno spacecraft reveals Jupiter is significantly narrower at the equator and flatter at the poles than previously thought, based on 26 precise measurements compared to six from the 1970s. The study accounts for atmospheric winds and refines our understanding of the planet's dimensions, aligning gravity data with modern models.
Scientists have uncovered the first robust evidence of a black hole and neutron star crashing together while orbiting in an oval path, challenging long-standing assumptions about cosmic pair formation.
Most neutron star-black hole pairs are expected to adopt circular orbits long before merging, their orbits slowly rounded out by the constant emission of gravitational waves over millions of years.
Far from the warmth of any star, moons orbiting rogue gas giants might harbor oceans of liquid water—and potentially complex life—for billions of years.
Liquid water is considered essential for life. Surprisingly, however, stable conditions that are conducive to life could exist far from any sun.
Look up on a clear night and you'll see the streaks of our modern satellite networks. What you don't see is the growing fallout for the atmosphere that keeps us alive.
A wave of satellite launches and reentries is changing the chemistry and physics of the middle and upper atmosphere. Studies warn of ozone depletion, stratospheric heating, and new metal aerosols from burning spacecraft.
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