Jupiter's iconic 'Great Red Spot' shrinking, but getting taller, says NASA
The study confirms that the storm has been decreasing in length overall since 1878 and is big enough to accommodate just over one Earth at this point.
Mar 14, 2018, 15:17 PM IST
Jupiter's iconic 'Great Red Spot' is shrinking; may fade away within a decade: Scientist
The Great Red Spot is a giant oval of crimson-colored clouds in Jupiter's southern hemisphere that race counterclockwise around the oval's perimeter with wind speeds greater than any storm on Earth.
Feb 20, 2018, 13:37 PM IST
Juno's flyby over Jupiter's Great Red Spot success – NASA probe dives deep into gas giant's iconic storm
As per NASA, Juno reached perijove - the point at which an orbit comes closest to Jupiter's center - on July 10 at 6:55 p.m. PDT (9:55 p.m. EDT).
Jul 12, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
Juno's close up flyby of Great Red Spot: NASA's probe peers deep into Jupiter's deep red heart
As per NASA, Juno's closest approach with the gas giant's iconic storm occured on Monday, July 10, at 6:55 p.m. PDT (9:55 p.m. EDT), peering into its deep deep red heart and passing about 2,200 miles above the planet's cloud tops.
Jul 11, 2017, 12:53 PM IST
NASA's Juno craft all set for historic close encounter with Jupiter's Great Red Spot today
During the close flyby, Juno will pass about 5,600 miles above the Giant Red Spot clouds on Monday with all eight of the craft's instruments as well as its imager, JunoCam, switched on.
Jul 10, 2017, 09:21 AM IST
Discovered - Second 'Great Cold Spot' on Jupiter exerted by planet’s vivacious auroras (Watch)
Dubbed the ‘Great Cold Spot’, scientists said the dark spot is created by the powerful energies exerted by the great planet’s polar aurorae.
Apr 12, 2017, 10:44 AM IST
NASA's Juno spacecraft captures this stunning image of turbulent region on Jupiter – See pic
NASA Juno captured this breathtaking image when it was a mere 5,400 miles above Jupiter’s cloudtops on December 11, 2016 at 9:14 a.m. PT (12:14 p.m. ET).
Mar 02, 2017, 13:37 PM IST
NASA's Juno camera captures this striking image of 'crescent Jupiter with the iconic Great Red Spot' – A must-see photo!
The magnificent image released by NASA was captured by the JunoCam instrument - a visible light camera/telescope - onboard the Juno spacecraft.
Jan 14, 2017, 12:40 PM IST
Great Red Spot the source of heat on Jupiter: Scientists
Jupiter's Great Red Spot with its swirl of reddish hues may be the mysterious heat source behind the planet's surprisingly high upper atmospheric temperatures, new NASA-funded research suggests.
Jul 28, 2016, 16:42 PM IST
New changes in Jupiter's 'Great Red Spot' captured
Scientists have produced new maps of Jupiter, the first in a series of annual portraits of the solar system's outer planets.
Oct 14, 2015, 10:51 AM IST
