Jupiter's once rarefied atmosphere became denser, and this factor influenced the strengthening of the gas giant's gravitational field.
At the moment, the gas giant is being studied by the interplanetary station "Juno", which has already managed to deliver to scientists a lot of useful information and helped them make several significant discoveries. Juno photographed Jupiter in the infrared spectrum and such images will allow astronomers to understand why the planet's gravitational field has undergone significant changes.
As astrophysicists say, the gas shell of Jupiter is more rarefied than that of the earth, and the most diverse celestial bodies easily passed through it and descended to the surface of the planet. One of the photographs shows that the asteroid, having entered the atmosphere of Jupiter, began to burn - something that had not happened before.
It turns out that the high friction between the asteroid and the gas is caused by certain factors, the existence of which is unknown to scientists. In addition, the images show orange stripes left by space objects that have fallen on Jupiter.
This may indicate that the gravitational field of Jupiter has changed and became much stronger, as a result of which the speed of falling of asteroids and the force of their friction against the surface has increased. The space probe Juno is tasked with finding out why the gas giant's gravitational field has gone through the changes. It is possible that the displacement of the planet's magnetic poles is to blame for this.