How Mighty Jupiter Could Have Changed Earth's Habitability

Thursday, May 29, 2014 - 06:30 in Astronomy & Space

Is Jupiter a friendly planet, Earth's enemy, or perhaps both? New research reveals how this gas giant's orbit could influence whether life can survive and thrive on Earth by determining whether civilization-destroying asteroids come this way.

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