The findings help clarify how Jupiter's cloud layers and atmospheric dynamics work. The discovery was made by Dr. Steven Hill, an amateur astronomer based in Colorado. He recently showed that ...

At lower temperatures, these gases were thought to form distinct cloud layers. However, photochemical reactions driven by sunlight alter the composition of Jupiter’s clouds, producing complex ...

The particular cloud chemistries are likely the magic behind the planet's vibrant colors, but the exact reasons for Jupiter's painted appearance remains unknown. Below the gassy upper layers ...

That’s important because Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere comprises many layers, which are hard to ... spots and streaks likely high-altitude cloud tops of condensed convective storms.

Projected variation in ammonia abundance and pressure at the cloud tops near the center of the disk at selected dates in the VLT/MUSE archives. Thanks to a collaboration between amateur and ...

"This is the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our solar system — so that's really ...

BBC Weather said a layer of faster moving air at the top ... They added: "This phenomenon, whilst rare, has also been spotted in cloud patterns on Jupiter, within Saturn's bands and on the sun's ...

The researchers calculated that hydrogen and helium would separate about 11,000 kilometers below the cloud tops of Jupiter, down to a depth of about 22,000 kilometers.

It is used to observe Jupiter's atmosphere, the properties of clouds in the lower atmospheric layer, and to study ice, organic matter, and minerals on the surfaces of Jupiter's moons and their outer ...