For more than 150 years, the Great Red Spot has intrigued astronomers. But this new behavior, captured by the Hubble telescope between December 2023 and March 2024, sheds new light on this giant ...

Here’s how it works. The Great Red Spot is an anticyclone, a long-lasting area of high pressure on Jupiter creating a persistent storm. Located in Jupiter's Southern Hemisphere, it is the ...

According to new research, the spot reported in the 1670s is “highly unlikely” to be the same one we’re observing today. The discovery of the Great Red Spot is often credited to British ...

New observations of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot captured by the Hubble Space Telescope show that the 190-year-old storm wiggles like gelatin and shape-shifts like a squeezed stress ball.

Jupiter’s signature feature — its Great Red Spot — might not be the same dark spot seen on the giant planet more than three centuries ago. From 1665 to 1713, astronomer Giovanni Domenico ...

Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot has persisted for at least 190 years and is likely a different spot from the one observed by the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1665, a new study reports.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is shrinking. The biggest windstorm in ...

A recent observation of one of Jupiter's most prominent features – the Great Red Spot – reveals the phenomenon is not quite as stable as it seems. Images of the giant red storm, captured over ...

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