According to new research, the spot reported in the 1670s is “highly unlikely” to be the same one we’re observing today. The discovery of the Great Red Spot is often credited to British ...

Jupiter’s signature feature — its Great Red Spot — might not be the same dark spot seen on the giant planet more than three centuries ago. From 1665 to 1713, astronomer Giovanni Domenico ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is shrinking. The biggest windstorm in ...

Here’s how it works. The Great Red Spot is an anticyclone, a long-lasting area of high pressure on Jupiter creating a persistent storm. Located in Jupiter's Southern Hemisphere, it is the ...

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Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If the moon is said to be made of cheese (it’s not), then Jupiter ...

we've always thought that the original "Permanent Spot" might be the Great Red Spot — a massive storm on Jupiter's surface — we know and love today. Well, we were wrong. A new study of the ...

By Robin George Andrews The Great Red Spot of Jupiter is one of the solar system’s most astonishing marvels. An elliptical storm with inky swirls of burnt orange and dulled copper, it is longer ...

Jupiter’s iconic Great Red Spot is a massive storm that has swirled within the atmosphere of the largest planet in the solar system for years. But astronomers have debated just how old the ...