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Great Cold Spot Found on Jupiter

 ▶ New finding will add to knowledge about gas giants. | observations + found +jupiter + cold + great + aurora + borealis + observations + earthsky great found aurora an borealis | jupiter spot. ◀ | Jupiter is not just another planet.  Without it to balance the solar system, life on Earth would never have occurred.  Features of this planetary body are still being discovered.  Scientists are constantly observing it.  A team of astronomers has found a large cold spot.      ||| found me aurora borealis spot no earthsky as spot eh cold en great do aurora borealis if observations go earthsky | Like other planets, Jupiter has northern lights.  This is what is causing the weather anomaly.  It seems the climate is more complex than originally thought.  The aurorae causes this dark spot near the pole.  Though only identified in the last 15 years the spot phenomenon is probably ancient.      ||| news observations on ox found are aurora in borealis and earthsky from observations jupiter h

Venus Orbit Not Constant

It is presumed that planets are changing orbital speed at exceedingly slow rates and it will take millions of years for any significant alteration in the "balance" of orbits in the solar system. This theory has recently been confounded. Venus was thought to be in a fixed orbit of 243.0185 days, but when astronomers went looking for it, it was found 20 kilometers further back than it should have been. Calculations showed the orbit had slowed by 6.5 minutes. This will mean that computer computations will have to be altered for future planetary probes to Venus. This is a drastic rethink for scientists. For some reason Venus is affected more by fierce weather conditions and planetary gravitational interaction than other planets. There could be a simpler explanation. Venus could be travelling at different rates in its orbit due to getting close to other planets. It could be a normal slow down period. http://www.adventure--australia.blogspot.com/ http://www.tysaustrali

No Satellite Nation Will Claim Mysterious Metal Globe

It isn't ours says the US, Russia and Germany. A mysterious metal ball, two hemispheres welded together, has fallen to earth in Namibia. The "ball" is 35 centimeters wide and cut a groove in the ground on impact 33 centimeters deep and 3.8 meters wide. The hollow sphere is not dangerous - it isn't an explosive devise. There were two recent orbital crises with satellites crashing to the ground: NASA's Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite and Germany's Roentgen Satellite. The mystery object is not part of any of these. The Phobos-Grunt Mars Probe made in Russia will also soon come down. There is the possibility that it could be from a satellite much older, something that has been orbiting for a long time. If this is the case, ownership of the space debris may never be known because no country wants it known that satellite parts can fall at random from the sky. http://www.adventure--australia.blogspot.com/ http://www.tysaustralia.blogspot.com/ http: