Planet Jupiter is once again at the center of an impressive discovery, along with Mars, and that's because scientists have noticed something they didn't think existed between the two planets in our solar system. More precisely, in the asteroid belt that exists between the planet Jupiter and Mars hides an object that scientists thought was an asteroid, but which in reality would be something completely different, although they are not 100% sure yet.
Planet Jupiter it would have between it and Mars the former nucleus of a planet that was destroyed a long time ago, it remaining in orbit in the asteroid belt, without deviating from its trajectory towards any other planet. Those from NASA chose the name Psyche, psychic, for the asteroid that is believed to be the core of a former planet, it being analyzed for the first time with ultraviolet rays, and that's how we arrived at this new theory, without the planet Jupiter being analyzed.
Planet Jupiter: Researchers STUNNED by a MAJOR Discovery
Planet Jupiter it is accused of having contributed to the way in which various planets in the solar system were formed, and it would not be excluded that at some point a theory could also be found regarding the nucleus that remained from the planet that was destroyed. Psyche is made entirely of iron and nickel, something that somewhat surprises scientists, who believe that there between the planet Jupiter and Mars at one time a planet was in the process of formation, but was destroyed by a collision.
"We've seen meteorites that are mostly metallic, but Psyche might be unique in that it might be an asteroid that's entirely made of iron and nickel. Earth has a metallic core, a mantle and a crust. It is possible that as a psychic protoplanet was forming, it was struck by another object in our solar system and lost its mantle and crust.”
Planet Jupiter it is not yet seen as the object that destroyed that planet that was being formed, but it would not be excluded that such a theory would appear in the future, especially since we still do not have images of the surface of this planet. We all know that under the dense storm clouds that exist on the planet Jupiter, anything can be found, except for life, or an extraterrestrial civilization, and if there was such a thing, then they were very well hidden by the planet's atmosphere.
Planet Jupiter is the focus of much research, but this possible former core of a planet destroyed before formation will be visited by a spacecraft that NASA is working on, and which will be launched in 2022.
