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Unlike our ephemeral weather features on Earth, Jupiter's storms last years, even centuries. The gas giant's Great Red Spot, a swirling eddy around 10,000 miles wide, has existed for as long as ...
Jupiter's clouds have kept the Great Red Spot going for about 350 years, but the storm has shrunk by 50% since the 1800s and may vanish in your lifetime.
Humans have been observing Jupiter's red patch for centuries. Now scientists have a theory for why it's getting smaller.
Instead, the Great Red Spot is powered by incredible heat emanating from Jupiter’s molten core. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot also differs from an Earthly hurricane in that hurricanes like to hang out in ...
Jupiter's trademark Great Red Spot — a swirling anticyclonic storm feature larger than Earth — has shrunken to the smallest size ever measured.
Out, damned spot! Jupiter's Great Red Spot -- a massive storm larger than Earth that resembles a hurricane -- has shrunk to its smallest size ever measured, according to NASA.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot extends deeper into the planet's atmosphere than previously believed, according to a new study.
Jupiter's Great Red Spot is filled with plenty of mysteries. Here's what we know⁠—and what we don't.
Next week, humanity will get its closest look ever at Jupiter's famed Giant Red Spot, a ferocious, 10,000-mile wide storm with winds of 300 mph.
Jupiter’s spots are actually massive, hurricane-like storms. The Great Red Spot, which is three times the diameter of Earth, has been raging for at least 340 years.
Jupiter's clouds have kept the Great Red Spot going for about 350 years, but the storm has shrunk by 50% since the 1800s and may vanish in your lifetime.