Astronomers Think Jupiter May Be Responsible For Kicking Dwarf Planet 'Ceres' Into Asteroid Belt - Galaxy Reporters

A modern computer simulation indicates dwarf planet Ceres may have been tossed by the gravity of gas giant Jupiter toward the sun during the unstable era of planet formation 4.5 billion years ago. There has ever been something out of the spot about Ceres. At …

A modern computer simulation indicates dwarf planet Ceres may have been tossed by the gravity of gas giant Jupiter toward the sun during the unstable era of planet formation 4.5 billion years ago. T… [+1385 chars]

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