Tag: W1906+40

This illustration shows a cool star, called W1906+40, marked by a raging storm near one of its poles. The storm is thought to be similar to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. Scientists discovered it using NASA's Kepler and Spitzer space telescopes. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Massive, Cloudy, Jupiter-Like Storm Discovered On Tiny Distant Star

MessageToEagle.com | December 12, 2015

MessageToEagle.com – Astronomers, using data from NASA’s Spitzer and Kepler space telescopes, have discovered a tiny star with a giant, cloudy storm, very similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot: