We've Finally Seen Jupiter's Core | Juno Year 8 Update II

Astrum October 2, 2025
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Juno has finally seen Jupiter’s core, and it’s not what we expected. Check out Astrum’s posters of Jupiter on Displate: https://astrumspace.info/Displates ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Forget everything you thought you knew about Jupiter's core. Scientists long debated whether our solar system's largest planet had a dense, solid heart, or no core at all. But now, data from NASA’s Juno probe has revealed an answer no one expected: the core is ‘fuzzy’. This massive discovery completely upends all our current theories on how Jupiter, and every other gas giant, formed and evolved. Join us as we explore the data that changed everything. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 0:00 What’s Inside Jupiter’s Core? 1:08 Core Theories 3:52 Juno’s Unexpected Discovery 7:32 How Did Jupiter Form? 9:33 Saturn’s Core 13:03 Jupiter’s Magnetic Field ▀▀▀▀▀▀ To stay on top of space news, sign up to the Astrum newsletter: https://astrumspace.kit.com Astrum Displate Posters: https://displate.com/astrumspace?art=5f04759ac338b Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Earth: https://youtube.com/@AstrumEarth Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn_-OwvV63mr1yeUGvH-BQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “Jupiter facts: structure and composition”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/jupiterfacts “Gravitational collapse theory of Jupiter’s formation”, via sciencedirect.com https://astrumspace.info/gravcollapse “Jupiter’s interior structure”, via missionjuno.swri.edu https://astrumspace.info/jupiterinterior “Jupiter’s dilute core from Juno data”, via sciencedirect.com https://astrumspace.info/dilutecore “Mystery of Jupiter’s strange core explained”, via sciencealert.com https://astrumspace.info/jupiterstrangecore “New insights into Jupiter’s interior from Juno gravity data”, via mnras.oxfordjournals.org https://astrumspace.info/junogravity “Saturn ring seismology”, via sciencedirect.com https://astrumspace.info/saturnvibrations “Hybrid equation of state models for Jupiter”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/jupitereos “Dynamo Simulations of Jupiter's Magnetic Field”, via agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com https://astrumspace.info/jupitermagfield “Juno and Jupiter science”, via issibern.ch https://astrumspace.info/junojupiter ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Julia Masselos Video Editor: Nick Shishkin Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard Channel Manager: Georgina Brenner Production Manager: Raquel Taylor Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA #Astrum #Space #Jupiter #Juno