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Jupiter's Great Red Spot is the largest storm in the solar system and has been raging for hundreds of years. We explore the phenomenon in more detail here.
What is Jupiter's Great Red Spot? The Great Red Spot is a gargantuan, high-pressure vortex called an anticyclonic storm that has been raging in Jupiter's southern hemisphere for at least 350 years.
The Hubble Space Telescope captured imagery of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot in 2023 and 2024. Credit: NASA, ESA, J.
A series of images recorded by the Hubble Space Telescope from December 2023 through March 2024 reveal a jiggly Great Red Spot of Jupiter. Video by NASA, ESA, Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC) ...
Jupiter’s GRS has been at a southern latitude, trapped between the jet streams, for as long as Earth-bound telescopes have been observing it. [Related: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot keeps shrinking.] ...
NASA's robotic Juno mission snapped images of the tiny moon Amalthea orbiting Jupiter during a recent flyby.
NASA's Juno spacecraft has spotted the elusive fifth moon of Jupiter transiting the giant planet's Great Red Spot, giving astronomers a rare view of this small but intriguing natural satellite.
GREENBELT, Md. — Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, a colossal storm that has raged for centuries, is revealing new secrets about its dynamic nature. Recent observations using NASA’s Hubble Space ...
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has once again delivered a stunning view of Jupiter’s ever-changing atmosphere. In this latest image, a trail of drifting clouds ...
Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises -- especially when NASA ...
The first global map of the gas giant Jupiter, with its famed Great Red Spot towards the bottom left. It was created with images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2015. NASA's Goddard Space ...
The Hubble Space Telescope has seen Jupiter's Great Red Spot oscillating in width as it drifts around the planet. Could this be related to its overall shrinking?