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Poor old Jupiter has had a rough childhood after getting a massive hit from a mega-Earth

Jumpin’ Jupiter smash, it’s a gas, gas, gas

Jupiter may have started life as a dense rocky planet that only became more gas-like after a massive newborn planet smashed right into it 4.5 billion years ago, according to new research.…

http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2019/08/15/jupiter_birth_impact/