Jupiter may be known for its Great Red Spot, but the Hubble Space Telescope has captured another planetary anomaly in the depths of space.
Astronomers started to study a storm on the eighth planet from the Sun in 2015 when they spotted white clouds forming. Three years later, a dark storm was spotted where the white clouds had been forming, the researchers noted.
“It was certainly a surprise,” Simon added. “We were used to looking at Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, which presumably had been there for more than 100 years.”Researchers have observed six “Great Dark Spots” on Neptune going back nearly 30 years, according to the study. It’s possible that each storm lasts up to six years, though the study suggests that two-year lifespans are “more likely.”
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