Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the composition of ... a few small high white clouds have been seen, casting ...

Jupiter’s iconic bands of clouds, swirling with hues of orange, white, and brown, have captivated scientists and stargazers for centuries. These mesmerizing features, shaped by the planet’s ...

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.

The fifth planet from the sun, Jupiter is what watercolor dreams are made of. Vibrant bands of clouds ripple around its thick atmosphere, making up a world so large that more than 1,300 Earths ...

it seems highly implausible that such minerals would be differentially distributed over the clouds of Jupiter in such a way as to explain the coloration. A more plausible source of chromophores ...

Projected variation in ammonia abundance and pressure at the cloud tops near the center of the disk at selected dates in the VLT/MUSE archives. Thanks to a collaboration between amateur and ...

It also changes colour - from red to pink, or even white. In 2014, images from the Hubble Space Telescope showed the spot to be orange, and roughly the size of Earth. What lies beneath the high ...