The Hubble Space Telescope captured imagery of Jupiter and its Great Red Spot in 2023 and 2024. Credit: NASA, ESA, J.

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 ...

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 ...

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Jupiter's iconic Great Red Spot has persisted for at least 190 years and is likely a different spot from the one observed by the astronomer Giovanni Domenico Cassini in 1665, a new study reports.

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 ...

In a solar system full of wonders, Jupiter’s Great Red Spot still stands out. This lushly red oval is obvious even through small telescopes, looking like a baleful eye staring out from the ...

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