1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.auGeorge Dvorskyhttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/georgedvorsky-usa/Astronomers Just Detected A Huge Cold Spot On Jupiterrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="LMlI7ZXkpI"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/04/astronomers-just-detected-a-huge-cold-spot-on-jupiter/">Astronomers Just Detected A Huge Cold Spot On Jupiter</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2017/04/astronomers-just-detected-a-huge-cold-spot-on-jupiter/embed/#?secret=LMlI7ZXkpI" width="600" height="338" title="“Astronomers Just Detected A Huge Cold Spot On Jupiter” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="LMlI7ZXkpI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/12/ltb0fvcrrzehxoxxlskp.gif?quality=75&w=800800451Using the Very Large Telescope array, an international team of astronomers has discovered a previously undetected cold spot on Jupiter. Measuring 14,000km wide and 12,000km across, the mysterious spot is bigger than the Earth itself. Intriguingly, the weather anomaly is likely being generated by Jupiter’s spectacular Northern Lights.