NASA telescopes detect Jupiter-like storm on small star

NASA telescopes detect Jupiter-like storm on small star Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 11, 2015 - Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a tiny star with a giant, cloudy storm, using data from NASA's Spitzer and Kepler space telescopes. The dark storm is akin to Jupiter's Great Red Spot: a persistent, raging storm larger than Earth. "The star is the size of Jupiter, and its storm is the size of Jupiter's Great Red Spot," said John Gizis of the University of Delaware, Newark. "W ... more

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