9 Using the joint NASA, European Space Agency (ESA) and Canadian Space Agency (CSA) James Webb Space Telescope, a group of scientists have discovered a variety of never-before-seen features in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere. The features were found in the atmospheric region above the iconic Great Red Spot, a high-pressure area in Jupiter’s atmosphere that creates … Read more
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered previously unseen structures and activity in Jupiter’s atmosphere above the Great Red Spot. These strange features appear to be caused by powerful atmospheric gravitational waves. The Great Red Spot is the largest storm in the solar system, twice the size of Earth, and has been … Read more
For some planets, the meteorite bombardment never stops. A new analysis of data collected by a seismometer on Mars shows that space rocks are hitting the red planet much more often than we ever suspected. In fact, it looks like Mars is taking a real beating. Based on the number of nearby impact-related tremors detected … Read more
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have found previously invisible structures and activity in Jupiter’s atmosphere above the Great Red Spot. These strange features appear to be caused by powerful atmospheric gravitational waves. The Great Red Spot is the largest storm in the solar system, twice the size of Earth, and has been … Read more
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is a major storm that has persisted for at least 190 years. Enhanced image by Gerald Eichstadt and Sean Doran (CC BY-NC-SA) based on images provided Courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Researchers may have solved the mystery of the Great Red Spot, a massive storm swirling above Jupiter’s surface. Astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini … Read more
Enlarge / Enhanced Juno image of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in 2018. It is probably not the same one Cassini observed in the 17th century. The planet Jupiter is best known for its so-called Great Red Spot, a swirling vortex in the gas giant’s atmosphere that has existed since 1831. But how it originated and … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a massive storm that has been swirling in the atmosphere of the largest planet in the solar system for years. But astronomers have debated how old the … Read more
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot – a storm larger than our entire planet – is one of the most visible features of the solar system, probably not long after the invention of the telescope, if not much earlier. However, new evidence shows that the site was created in 1831 and has been mistaken as a continuation … Read more
Centuries ago, a huge red spot on Jupiter disappeared. But years later a new one was born. Today we know this striking feature as the ‘Great Red Spot’, a swirling storm wider than Soil. Curiously, earlier astronomers, such as Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1665, also observed a colossal red storm at the same latitude on … Read more
THE SAME sunspot that produced Earth’s most spectacular display of solar energy in decades has created another record-breaking storm on Mars. A fascinating video taken by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft shows an X12 solar flare – the strongest type – kicking up debris across the Red Planet’s arid landscape on May 20. Video taken by … Read more