Great Red Spot
The Planet Neptune
Neptune is the eight planet from our Sun and one of the four gas giants, as well as being the…
Once Around The Sun With Jupiter
For Jupiterians (Jovians?) a trip around the Sun takes 12 Earth years. If you were born today on the planet…
What is the Biggest Planet in the Solar System?
Ever since the invention of the telescope four hundred years ago, astronomers have been fascinated by the gas giant of…
UK Amateur Recreates the Great Red Spot’s Glory Days
Maybe it's too soon for a pity party, but the profound changes in the size and prominence of Jupiter's Great…
Astrophoto: Hi-Res Stereo Pair of Jupiter and the GRS
Cross your eyes and take a look at this image. If you're lucky, you will be treated to a wonderfully…
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Gets Its Color From Sunlight, Study Suggests
If it weren't for the Sun, Jupiter's Great Red Spot would be a much blander feature on the gas giant,…
Just In Time for Halloween: Jupiter Gets a Giant Cyclops Eye!
Halloween is just around the corner. And in what appears to be an act of cosmic convergence, Hubble captured a…
New Storms on Jupiter Look Like Mickey Mouse
We told you this was going to be a good season to observe Jupiter, and astrophotographers in the northern hemisphere…
Will Jupiter’s Great Red Spot Turn into a Wee Red Dot?
Watch out! One day it may just go away. Jupiter's most celebrated atmospheric beauty mark, the Great Red Spot (GRS),…
‘Tis the Season to Spot Jupiter: A Guide to the 2014 Opposition
Lovers of planetary action rejoice; the king of the planets is returning to the evening skies. One of the very…