The largest survey of exoplanet spins confirms a long-held prediction

For some time, astronomers have theorized that there is a connection between planetary mass and rotation. In the solar system ...
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Jupiter-family comet 41P/TGK slows down and reverses spin after perihelion

New analysis on 2017 Hubble images of the Jupiter-family comet, 41P/Tuttle–Giacobini–Kresak (41P/TGK), indicates that the comet underwent a spin reversal between April and December 2017. While this ...
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Rotation may be the key factor separating giant planets from 'failed stars,' say scientists

In the future, this feature could be used to shed light on chemistry and even the birth of planetary systems.
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Rotation rate helps astronomers differentiate giant planets from brown dwarf stars

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Study suggests moons orbiting rogue planets could host liquid oceans for billions of years using tidal heating and hydrogen ...
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‘Super-Jupiter’ exoplanet is not so Jupiter-like, UCSC study finds

SANTA CRUZ — Xi Zhang, a professor of Earth and planetary science at UC Santa Cruz, has discovered that an exoplanet classed as a “super-Jupiter” has substantial differences from our solar system’s ...
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JUICE Mission: Unlocking Jupiter’s Icy Moon Secrets

The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE) probe is on its very long journey to Jupiter. It won’t be until after this decade is ...