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

the majestic planet in infrared light—including the "Great Red Spot." Look at any image of Jupiter and one feature is hard to ignore—its “Great Red Spot,” a massive storm raging close to ...

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

Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot (GRS), a huge storm that has raged for nearly two centuries, is slowly disappearing. New ...

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

As autumn winds down and winter begins, these December evenings are graced with not only huge, breathtaking constellations ...

The Great Red Spot on Jupiter, the largest known storm in the solar system, is apparently shifting shapes, according to a recent report. A 90-day study, from December to March, of Jupiter using the ...

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

But even these mega-storms are nothing compared to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot (GRS). Around the width of Earth, with winds of 400 mph, this giant system has been churning over Jupiter for hundreds of ...

Transits, occultations, eclipses, and shadow transits of the jovian moons are perfect events for telescopic viewing.

The giant planet hasn’t been this bright in a decade, and it reaches opposition December 7. Now is the time to get out and ...