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Hubble reveals birth of giant storm on Neptune

Nature News - Fri 29 Mar 19

Hubble reveals birth of giant storm on NeptuneHubble reveals birth of giant storm on Neptune, Published online: 29 March 2019; doi:10.1038/d41586-019-00995-0Vortex extends deep ...

Hubble Catches Neptune Forming New, Massive Storms

Discover Magazine - Mon 25 Mar 19

Neptune has a new storm, in the form of a large dark spot that appeared in late 2018. By analyzing Hubble images dating back to 2015, astronomers have discovered high-altitude clouds that formed ...

Hubble catches Neptune forming new, massive storms, Astronomy.com - Mon 25 Mar 19

Hubble captures birth of giant storm on Neptune

Phys.org - Mon 25 Mar 19

Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope document the formation of a Great Dark Spot on Neptune for the first time, report researchers in a new study.

Hubble Captures Birth of Giant Storm on Neptune, SpaceDaily - Mon 25 Mar 19
Hubble captures birth of giant storm on Neptune, ScienceDaily - Mon 25 Mar 19
Hubble captures birth of giant storm on Neptune, Eurekalert - Mon 25 Mar 19

Jupiter's Great Red Spot is shrinking

Cosmos Magazine - Sun 24 Mar 19

A massive storm that has lasted for hundreds of years is slowly changing in shape, size and colour. Astronomer Donna Pierce from Mississippi State University explains.

Jupiter's Great Red Spot: A 300-year-old cyclone persists but is shrinking

Phys.org - Tue 19 Mar 19

The Great Red Spot, a storm larger than the Earth and powerful enough to tear apart smaller storms that get drawn into it, is one of the most recognizable features in Jupiter's atmosphere and ...

Astronomers Catch the Formation of a Dark Vortex on Neptune

Extremetech - Wed 27 Mar 19

After seeing several dark vortexes appear in the ice giant's clouds over the decades, scientists have finally been able to watch one form, and it was a big one. The post Astronomers Catch the ...

Hubble captured the first evidence of a Great Dark Spot storm forming on Neptune

ZME Science - Tue 26 Mar 19

The data taught us a lot about how weather works on gas giants.

Tracking the life cycle of giant storms on Neptune

Techspot - Tue 26 Mar 19

NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft was the first to visit Neptune. As the craft zipped past the icy giant in 1989, it snapped photos of two large storms in the southern hemisphere which scientists ...

Birth of a 'Great Dark Spot': Hubble spots clouds on Neptune that blossom into an 8,000 MILE storm

Daily Mail - Tue 26 Mar 19

The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the birth of one of Neptune’s mysterious short-lived storms, which can grow to be larger than planet Earth before dying out in a matter of years.

Birth of Neptune's 'Great Dark Spot' captured for first time ever

FOXNews - Tue 26 Mar 19

Jupiter may be known for its Great Red Spot, but the Hubble Space Telescope have captured another planetary anomaly in the far outposts on space – the birth of one of Neptune's "Great Dark ...

Formation of Dark Vortex on Neptune Captured For the Very First Time

Gizmodo - Mon 25 Mar 19

Late last year, astronomers detected the sixth known dark vortex on Neptune. This time, however, scientists were able to chronicle the formation of this swirling storm over the course of several ...

Hubble Space Telescope Captures ‘Birth of Massive Storm’ on Neptune

Geek.com - Mon 25 Mar 19

Images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope show the formation of a “great dark spot” on Neptune for the first time, reported scientists in a new study. The study, which was published ...

Birth of 'Great Dark Spot' Storm on Neptune Seen for 1st Time (Photo)

SPACE.com - Mon 25 Mar 19

For the first time ever, astronomers have witnessed the birth of one of Neptune's enormous 'Great Dark Spot' storms.

Hubble Space Telescope captures birth of giant storm on Neptune

The Hindu - Tue 26 Mar 19

The finding may reveal insights on the inner workings of the poorly-understood ice giant planets, NASA says