The Hubble Space Telescope captured imagery of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot in 2023 and 2024. Credit: NASA, ESA, J.

Scientists are scratching their heads over bizarre new activity on Jupiter. The planet’s famous Great Red Spot is shrinking, ...

The solar system’s largest and smallest planets meet in the evening sky, standing 2° apart shortly after sunset.

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A giant that oscillates. The immense Great Red Spot on Jupiter, known for being the largest storm in our Solar System, is not as unchanging as it appears. A recent observation reveals an astonishing ...

By Robin George Andrews The Great Red Spot of Jupiter is one of the solar system’s most astonishing marvels. An elliptical storm with inky swirls of burnt orange and dulled copper, it is longer ...

A massive storm has been raging on Jupiter for centuries, and, for the most part, has appeared very serious. A new series of detailed images, however, revealed that the famous red cyclone can get ...

The Great Red Spot appears on nearly all images of Jupiter. It’s Jupiter’s signature feature, like Saturn’s rings or Mars’s reddish tint. This huge swirling storm is even larger than Earth ...

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 ...

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 ...

In a solar system full of wonders, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot still stands out. This lushly red oval is obvious even through small telescopes, looking like a baleful eye staring out from the ...

The planet Jupiter is particularly known for its so-called Great Red Spot, a swirling vortex in the gas giant's atmosphere that has been around since at least 1831. But how it formed and how old ...