Washington, Jan 15: Recent surveys have indicated that an outbreak of starfish in a region in Indonesia, are threatening the “coral triangle” – which is the richest center of coral reef biodiversit

Washington, Jan 15: Researchers, using spacecraft observations, have shed new light on the great red spot on Jupiter, showing how the spot – which is inaccurately described as a storm – is actually far calmer than other parts of the planet’s atmosphere.

According to a report in Discovery news, numerical modeling of the spot, as well as laboratory experiments trying to reproduce the dynamics of the Great Red Spot indicate that it is quite different than earlier believed.

"The Red Spot is very quiet at its center," said Jupiter researcher Philip Marcus of the University of California at Berkeley.

In fact, the winds at the center are just 9 or 10 miles per hour, whereas around the perimeter they exceed 200 miles per hour.

Washington, Jan 15: A new study by researchers at Ohio University and University of C