The dark UV ovals were first detected by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope during the late 1990s at the north and south poles.

At the heart of this celestial mystery lie Earth-sized ovals visible only in ultraviolet (UV) light. These dark spots, ...

In an exciting new discovery, scientists have identified that magnetic tornadoes on Jupiter are creating massive storms the ...

Dark ovals in Jupiter's polar haze, visible only at UV wavelengths, were first noticed 25 years ago, then ignored. A UC ...

Planetary scientists have issued a tornado warning for Jupiter, with the discovery that magnetic vortices twisting down from ...

Unusual vortices tied to Jupiter’s magnetic field may be driving massive formations of atmospheric haze close to the giant ...

The dark UV ovals were first spotted by NASA’s Hubble spacecraft in the late 1990s, but have only recently been studied in ...

While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, a team of astronomers have discovered ...

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Scientists have discovered Earth-sized dark UV spots at Jupiter's poles, likely caused by magnetically driven vortices ...

While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, University of California, Berkeley, ...

Credit: Troy Tsubota and Michael Wong (UC Berkeley)/Hubble Space Telescope Planetary scientists have issued a tornado warning for Jupiter, with the discovery that magnetic vortices twisting down ...