IS JUPITER'S GREAT RED SPOT UNRAVELING? Amateur astronomers are reporting a strange phenomenon on the verge of Jupiter's Great Red Spot. The giant storm appears to be unraveling. Long streamers of deep-red gas are spooling away from the edge of the maelstrom. These streamers are becoming increasingly easy to see as Jupiter approaches Earth for a close encounter in June 2019. Visit Spaceweather.com for the full story.
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Above: A stream of red gas spools away from the Great Red Spot on May 19, 2019. Image credit: Anthony Wesley of Rubyvale, Australia.
