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Jupiter

Latest in Jupiter

Close up of Jupiter's storms
Moons

Jupiter was once twice as large as it is today

By Andrew Paul

An artificially colored view of Jupiter as seen in ultraviolet light. In addition to the Great Red Spot, which appears blue, another oval feature can be seen in the brown haze at Jupiter's south pole. The oval, an area of concentrated haze, is possibly the result of mixing generated by a vortex higher up in the planet's ionosphere. These dark UV ovals also appear periodically at the north pole, though less often.
Solar System

Great Red What? Check out Jupiter’s giant, magnetic tornado

By Laura Baisas

a close-up of the planet jupiter's great red spot. it is a swirling red storm on the planet's more white and orange surface
NASA

Jupiter’s Great Red Spot jiggles like JELL-O

By Laura Baisas

JUICE image of Earth's radiation belt
Deep Space

NASA captured the clearest ever images of Earth’s radiation belt

By Andrew Paul

blue swirls swirling around white clouds and a brown surface on jupiter
Solar System

Surprisingly, storms on Jupiter and Earth have something in common

By Laura Baisas

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