Astronomers think they have figured out how and when Jupiter’s Red Spot formed
Larger / Juno’s enhanced image of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot in 2018. It’s likely not the same one observed by Cassini in the 1600s. The planet Jupiter is particularly known for the so-called Great Red Spot, a swirling vortex in the gas giant’s atmosphere that has existed since at least 1831. But how it formed … Read more