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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

Planetary scientists have issued a tornado warning for Jupiter, with the discovery that magnetic vortices twisting down from the planet's ionosphere into its deep atmosphere are resulting in giant ...

UC Berkeley researchers have discovered that dark ovals at Jupiter’s poles, whose presence was previously unexplained, are ...

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 ...