1 IT JUST KEEPS GOING, AND GOING
For anyone concerned that Jupiter may lose its giant Red Spot, rest assured—it’s not going anywhere soon. Though shrinkage of the ruddy cyclonic storm has been observed since the 1800s, it’s still going strong. What we actually see are cloud tops that are reacting to a storm system below. The dynamics of that storm are incredibly complex, and experts suggest that the changes we observe are more evolutionary in nature than anything else. “These are very normal healthy activities for the Red Spot and its colleagues,” said one researcher at a recent meeting of the American Physical Society’s Division of Fluid Dynamics. So rest easy—the largest storm in the solar system is secure.