The dark UV ovals were first detected by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope during the late 1990s at the north and south poles.

Dark ovals in Jupiter's polar haze, visible only at UV wavelengths, were first noticed 25 years ago, then ignored. A new ...

Magnetic vortices twisting down from Jupiter's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere cause giant, ultraviolet-absorbing polar ...

Planetary scientists have issued a tornado warning for Jupiter. Researchers have found that magnetic vortices swirling from ...

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Unusual vortices tied to Jupiter’s magnetic field may be driving massive formations of atmospheric haze close to the giant ...

Similar to a tornado hitting dusty ground ... of roughly one month and dissipates in a couple of weeks. [Related: Jupiter’s Great Red Spot keeps shrinking.] “The haze in the dark ovals ...

While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, University of California, Berkeley, ...

Scientists have discovered Earth-sized dark UV spots at Jupiter's poles, likely caused by magnetically driven vortices ...

While Jupiter's Great Red Spot has been a constant ... progressively weakening as it reaches each deeper layer. Like a tornado touching down on dusty ground, the deepest extent of the vortex ...