# Jupiter's Great Red Spot Is Shapeshifting in Unseen Ways! 🔴

**URL:** <https://onehack.st/t/jupiters-great-red-spot-is-shapeshifting-in-unseen-ways/293238>\
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**Created:** [October 10, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/jupiters-great-red-spot-is-shapeshifting-in-unseen-ways/293238 "2024-10-10T21:21:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 9:21pm UTC](https://onehack.st/t/jupiters-great-red-spot-is-shapeshifting-in-unseen-ways/293238/1 "2024-10-10T21:21:29Z")

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**Summary:**

1. **Shifting Storm Characteristics**  
Jupiter’s **Great Red Spot (GRS)**, a massive storm persisting for centuries, is now observed to be changing shapes and sizes in ways that were previously unrecognized.

2. **Hubble Telescope Observations**  
Astronomers utilized the **Hubble Space Telescope** to study the GRS from December 2023 to March 2024, capturing its changing dimensions over a **90-day** period.

3. **Unexpected Instability**  
The findings indicate that the Great Red Spot is not as stable as once thought, with the storm exhibiting **squiggly** movements and bulging features.

4. **Comprehensive Measurements**  
Researchers measured various aspects of the storm, including size, shape, brightness, color, and vorticity, creating a time-lapse of its behavior throughout its oscillation cycle.

5. **Brightening Core Dynamics**  
During its largest phase, the storm’s core exhibited increased brightness, adding to the complexity of its behavior and further intriguing scientists about the mechanisms at play.

**Read more at:** [Gizmodo](https://gizmodo.com/jupiters-great-red-spot-is-shapeshifting-in-ways-never-identified-before-2000510327)