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Jupiter's Little White Spot Turns Red

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the time-for-space-prom dept.

Feelyat writes "NASA is reporting that a small storm that formed on Jupiter last year has changed color from white to red. According to an article in Yahoo News, scientist Amy Simon-Miller speculates that the storm might have gained strength as it decreased in size, similar to how 'spinning ice skaters go faster when they move their arms closer.' She says that the storm has probably 'picked up red material from lower in the Jupiter atmosphere, most likely some form of sulfur which turns red as part of a chemical reaction ...' Well, we might be one planet down, but our Solar System can still surprise."

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  1. Blood of the Jupiterians? by sottitron · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Once winds get up that high, nobody can hang on and they just get all mashed up into a pulp of hair teeth and eyeballs. Oh and lots and lots of blood. Those poor poor people. Somewhere Yoda just said "a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced..."

    1. Re:Blood of the Jupiterians? by nebaz · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      They prefer to be called Jovians.

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  2. First Pluto Now This... by slipnslidemaster · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    First Pluto isn't a planet NOW Jupiter doesn't have a single red spot??!??!

    Boy I can't wait to see the teeshirts and protests on this one.

    What else is going to change in the universe? What...a new president every four years? New Pepsi??? When does it end?!??!

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  3. I've hear of that.... by revery · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've heard of that, I think it means it has TB.

  4. Re:Uh oh by davido42 · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    P.S. All your base are belong to us!

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  5. Has it also gone... by Heliode · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...from suck to blow?

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