Hubble Watches Neptune’s Dark Storm Die

For the first time, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured time-lapse images of a large, dark storm on Neptune shrinking out of existence. A recent Hubble program called Outer Planets Atmosphere Legacy, or OPAL, provides yearly global maps of our gas giant planets, allowing planetary scientists to view changes in formations such as Neptune's dark storms.

Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center/Katrina Jackson

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[LandoHitman]

I wish we could park a satellite around Neptune and watch its storms churn. Fascinating planet

[Astrostevo]

Wonder if this process is also currently happening to Jupiter's Great Red Spot which seems to have been shrinking for awhile.

[juancarlosocampo]

thanks very Most by this Illustred Informations.

[jthadcast]

is there a correlation between solar cycle variance and planetary "storms/spots"?

[Unmedicated_Moments]

Hubble is so emo and edgy these days.

First he started skipping school and doing drugs and now he’s watching storms die on other planets...

[lightsidemaster]

Oh damn :/ I always loved the dark blue color of the big storms. Kind of a shame.

[rkpetry]

Do the storms drift toward the equator over years or decades...

[circuitboardsushi]

Excellent. I am fascinated by weather systems on Earth and other planets. Especially anything about wind cells, jet streams and cyclones. How are these systems similar or different among the planets? Any recommendations?

[josemaravilla]

Such a wonderful speech but, we need a much better telescope😣😣😣‼️

[stevenbaumann]

I remember when V2 hit Neptune. I’m old 😞 what season is Neptune presently in? I’m digging that music.

[georgeaz]

I just want to know, why the pictures quality went worse each year? The 1989 picture looks way better than 2015.

[bossofallnb]

I still think that dark spot is a living thing lol

[GlenCychosz]

I would like to see a powerful replacement for HST when it eventually fails. It has been is space for 27 years. 1990-present.

[davidkatuin]

With gas giants they are probably not storms but rather astroids or meteors caught by gravity .so they erode away in a turbulent atmosphere .

[pauljoseph]

Why do these storms last so long and why are they stationary ? Why do they behave differently from storms on Earth ?

[juancarlosocampo]

this is onjust honor Great Values.. fraternal friends..

[stevewittwer]

Why doesn't it take pictures if earth.. A. Because it isn't up there..

[nirvanapaulpaulunderhill]

I wonder if it will watch the man made global warming lie disappear on earth 🌏 😂 space weather.