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BYE-BYE GIANT

After finding that a gravitational interaction with Jupiter could cause a young Earth to crash into Venus, researchers decided to offer Jupiter a separate partner. Models suggest the ejection of an extra ice giant (gray) could help the Earth survive. The extra giant also helps explain Jupiter’s and Saturn’s current orbits.

Source: K. Batygin et al/Astrophysical Journal Letters 2012, adapted with permission of the AAS

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