Astronomers have observed Jupiter's legendary Great Red Spot (GRS), an anticyclone large enough to swallow Earth, for at least 150 years. But there are always new surprises—especially when NASA ...

If the moon is said to be made of cheese (it’s not), then Jupiter’s famed Great Red Spot (GRS) is more like a bowl of JELL-O. A new look at this enormous anticyclone on our solar system’s ...

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is the largest storm in the solar system and has been raging for hundreds of years. We explore the phenomenon in more detail here.

Jupiter’s red spot might not be the same one discovered centuries ago What looks like a red spot from space is actually a gigantic anticyclone vortex twice the size of Earth. June 29, 2024 ...

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is shrinking. The biggest windstorm in the solar system has been slowly declining for decades, but some new research may explain why. There are fewer storms feeding this ...

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, seen in this color-enhanced image from NASA’s Juno spacecraft, ... It’s currently 1.1 times as wide as Earth —about the size of the long-lost Permanent Spot.

Unlike hurricanes on Earth, the Great Red Spot rotates counterclockwise, which suggests that it’s a high-pressure system. However, understanding the mechanics behind Jupiter’s ancient storm ...

The Great Red Spot is a massive vortex within Jupiter’s atmosphere that is about 10,159 miles (16,350 kilometers) wide, which is similar to Earth’s diameter, according to NASA.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a massive atmospheric vortex, with a diameter approximately that of Earth's. At its outer periphery, winds whip by at 450 kilometers per hour (280 miles per hour).

Jupiter’s striking Great Red Spot has puzzled astronomers for years. Now, they think they know just how old it is and how the cyclone formed in Jupiter’s atmosphere.

Great Red Spot. The Astronomical Journal. Historical and Contemporary Trends in the Size, Drift, and Color of Jupiterʼs Great Red Spot. Amy Simon. A senior scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight ...