great red spot

  • You’ve Never Seen Jupiter Look So Much Like Cotton Candy

    You’ve Never Seen Jupiter Look So Much Like Cotton Candy

    You probably know Jupiter, the rotund fifth planet from the Sun, as orange and tan with a big red splotch. But the Hubble Space Telescope recently imaged the gas giant in ultraviolet light, giving the world a very different look. At UV wavelengths, Jupiter’s clouds appear in bright pinks, blues, and purple hues. The image is…


  • New Close-Up Image Of Jupiter’s Turbulent Region Is Breathtaking

    New Close-Up Image Of Jupiter’s Turbulent Region Is Breathtaking

    Sure, things are pretty whacky here on Earth, but they’re nothing compared to the gigantic storm twice as wide as our own planet raging on Jupiter. The area just west of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is both dazzling and chaotic, filled with swirling clouds of mystery. Now, thanks to NASA’s Juno spacecraft — and a…