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).

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.

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This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the planet Jupiter in a color composite of ultraviolet wavelengths. Released on Nov. 3, 2023, in honor of Jupiter reaching opposition, which occurs ...

Jupiter really steals the show this month. Finding the king of planets is easy. Look in the east after sunset; it’s the brightest thing around. The later the hour, the farther west Jupiter ...

Now closer to Earth than at any time since late 2022 and until early 2027, the red planet—visible below Jupiter—looks a golden-reddish color to the naked eye. On Jan. 13, the first full moon ...

January’s full moon arrives at 10:52 p.m. on Jan. 15. Algonquin Indians called this the wolf moon, for the hungry howling of the packs in the depth of winter. That night it will follow Jupiter across ...

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.

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 ...

Also, in space news NASA recently shared images from the robotic explorers a recent image of a color-enhanced view of Jupiter from NASA’s Juno mission taken in December 2024 and a few robotic ...

HELENA — The planets are aligned. Six planets, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn can be seen in the night sky.