---
title: "Hubble Catches Massive New Storm Brewing on Jupiter"
description: "Last month, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took a gorgeous new close-up image of Jupiter some 406 million miles from Earth, with Europa off to the left."
date: "2020-09-17"
modified: "2020-09-17"
authors:
  - name: "Victor Tangermann"
    job_title: "Senior Editor"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor"
url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/hubble-new-storm-jupiter"
categories:
  - "Science & Energy"
tags:
  - "hubble space telescope"
  - "jupiter"
  - "NASA"
  - "the digest"
---

# Hubble Catches Massive New Storm Brewing on Jupiter

![Last month, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took a gorgeous new close-up image of Jupiter some 406 million miles from Earth, with Europa off to the left.](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/hubble-new-storm-jupiter.jpg>)
*\<em\>Image: NASA, ESA, STScI\</em\>*

## Jupiter Storm

Last month, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope [took a gorgeous new close-up image](<https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/hubble-captures-crisp-new-portrait-of-jupiters-storms/>) of Jupiter some 406 million miles from Earth, with the planet's icy moon Europa pictured off to the left.

In addition to the iconic Great Red Spot region, scientists were able to spot a brand new storm brewing — and it's a big one.

![](<https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/stsci-h-p2042a-f-1663x1663.png>)
*Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI*

## New Storms Brewing

Stretched along Jupiter's mid-northern latitudes is a bright white storm, traveling along the planet's surface at 350 mph (56 km/h), according to NASA.

The storm erupted on August 18, with two additional plumes closely following it at the same latitude.

## Red Spot Junior

The image also shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot in a rich dark color. The storm now spans about 9,800 miles end to end, large enough to swallow the Earth. It's technically shrinking in size, but we have no idea why.

Below the Red Spot is Oval BA, or "Red Spot Junior" as astronomers like to call it. According to the new image, the smaller spot is slowly turning to a similar shade than its much larger cousin.

**READ MORE:** [Hubble Captures Crisp New Portrait of Jupiter's Storms](<https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2020/hubble-captures-crisp-new-portrait-of-jupiters-storms>) \[NASA\]

## Author
I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida.

### Author social links  
[Bluesky](<https://bsky.app/profile/vtanger.bsky.social>)