Thanks to the fiery brilliance of Mars, that planet along with nearby Saturn catch the eyes of millions of skywatchers every clear evening. For many of us, Mars is low enough in the sky that we don't ...

Eventually, study co-author University of California, Berkeley undergraduate Troy Tsubota conducted a systematic study of recent Hubble images and found that the ovals were a common feature at the ...

While Jupiter’s Great Red Spot has been a constant feature of the planet for centuries, a team of astronomers have discovered equally large spots at the planet’s north and south poles that appear and ...

Dark ovals in Jupiter's polar haze, visible only at UV wavelengths, were first noticed 25 years ago, then ignored. A new study shows that these dark UV ovals are common, appearing at the south pole in ...

UC Berkeley researchers have discovered that previously unexplained dark ovals at Jupiter’s poles are caused by “magnetic tornadoes.” Beginning his freshman year, campus senior Troy Tsubota studied ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...

Attempting to model astronomical systems can often involve supercomputers, but scientists have also looked for alternative analogue systems to model the astronomical systems they are studying. This ...

A pair of planetary scientists at the University of California, working with a colleague from the California Institute of Technology, has discovered that a massive amount of ammonia is churned up and ...

An artificially colored view of Jupiter as seen in ultraviolet light. In addition to the Great Red Spot, which appears blue, another oval feature can be seen in the brown haze at Jupiter's south pole.