Recent photographs from an amateur astrophotographer have shed light on an intriguing phenomenon on Jupiter: two gigantic white storms visible in the planet's South Equatorial Belt (SEB).
In a newly shared image, NASA has uncovered a unique view of our solar system's largest planet. The picture, snapped by the Hubble Space Telescope, reveals Jupiter shining in ultraviolet light.
Jupiter has been retrograde in the sign of the twins since October. Retrogrades turn our energy inward, while a planet’s ...
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 data used to create the image is from a Hubble Space Telescope project to capture and map Jupiter's superstorm system.
Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of Jupiter's clouds. Instead of being formed of ammonia ice ...
Jupiter as seen by NASA's Juno spacecraft on ... during which JunoCam acquired around 20 close-up visible color images. JunoCam captured nine plumes from active volcanic features on the moon ...
After spotting Venus, Pitts said Mars will stand out for its rosy color. Jupiter has a bright, creamy color. Saturn is a dim yellow color, and its icy rings will not be visible to the naked eye.
The images highlight one of Jupiter’s most famous features: the Great Red Spot, a huge, long-lived storm famous for its color. One of the images captures the Great Red Spot with Amalthea ...
Amateur astronomer Steven Hill, based in Colorado, used commercial telescopes and color filters to map ammonia in Jupiter's atmosphere. His technique, based on spectroscopy, allowed for unprecedented ...
appearing not quite as bright as Jupiter and more reddish in color. MORE: How astronomers used gravitational lensing to discover 44 new stars in distant galaxy All four of these planets should be ...