New research pins down Jupiter's size, spin, and magnetic state during the solar system's formative years, providing vital clues to planetary formation.
The article doesn’t say it (it actually doesn’t explain anything very well), but the implication to me seems to be that Jupiter was much hotter in the past, shrinking (and becoming less magnetically active) as it cooled?
I imagine this has implications for aging gas giants. What will Jupiter be like in a billion years?
The article doesn’t say it (it actually doesn’t explain anything very well), but the implication to me seems to be that Jupiter was much hotter in the past, shrinking (and becoming less magnetically active) as it cooled?
I imagine this has implications for aging gas giants. What will Jupiter be like in a billion years?
Older?