Jupiter: mission unveils the depth and structure of planet's shrinking red spot and colourful bands
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is deep, meaning it may persist even though it is shrinking.
Oct. 28, 2021 • ~8 min
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot is deep, meaning it may persist even though it is shrinking.
The Lucy mission could revolutionise our knowledge of the Solar System’s history, while the DART mission could help redirect hazardous asteroids in the future.
The first Jupiter-like planet without clouds has been detected by astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. Unlike our Jupiter, which takes nearly 12 years to orbit the sun, WASP-62b completes a rotation in just four-and-a-half days.
This year's winter solstice is also when Saturn and Jupiter appear closest to each other for 60 years, Here's what you need to know about both the events.
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