Jupiter’s core isn’t what we thought

For years, scientists thought Jupiter’s strange interior was the result of a massive collision in its youth. But new research suggests that the planet’s diffuse, “fuzzy” core wasn’t born from a cataclysm at all. Instead, the giant appears to have developed this structure gradually as it pulled in both heavy and light elements while forming.

source https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250821224559.htm