US EditionThe largest storm in our solar system is moving unexpectedly, scientists say
- New observations from the Hubble Space Telescope reveal that Jupiter's Great Red Spot is unstable and changes shape over time, appearing to "jiggle" like gelatin.
- These detailed studies observe the Great Red Spot across several months, rather than a single yearly view, revealing its motion.
- Scientists predict the Great Red Spot will continue to shrink and stabilize, potentially reducing its wobbling movements.
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NASA's Hubble watches Jupiter's Great Red Spot behave like a stress ball
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's Hubble Space Telescope takes a close-up look at it. Hubble's new observations of the famous red storm, collected 90 days between December 2023 to March 2024, reveal that the GRS is not as stable as it might look. The recent data show the GRS jiggling…
Almost 200-year storm 'shape-shifts like a squeezed stress ball'
New observations of Jupiter's Great Red Spot captured by the Hubble Space Telescope show that the 190-year-old storm wiggles like gelatin and shape-shifts like a squeezed stress ball.The unexpected observations, which Hubble took over 90 days from December to March, show that the Great Red Spot isn't as stable as it appears, according to astronomers.The Great Red Spot, or GRS, is an anticyclone, or a large circulation of winds in Jupiter's atmos…
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