Researchers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center have recently issued a warning: two of the largest storms in the solar system are threatening to disrupt weather patterns on Earth.
The first storm, named the “Great Red Spot,” has a storm center that is twice the diameter of Earth and winds reaching speeds of up to 560 km/h. The second storm, known as Oval BA, is a “young storm” that has been present in the solar system for the past six years. It has a center about the size of Earth but possesses much stronger winds compared to the Great Red Spot.
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, American astronomers are monitoring the approach of these two storms and predict that they will not merge as they did in 2002 and 2004. There is evidence indicating that Oval BA is becoming stronger compared to its state during those years, while the color of the Great Red Spot is also undergoing mysterious changes.
NASA astronomers forecast that these two storms are “scooping” material from Jupiter and lifting it to the highest clouds in the solar system. The ultraviolet rays from the Sun have contributed to the color changes observed in both storms.