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A Cotton Candy Jupiter

Image: NASA, ESA, and M. Wong (University of California - Berkeley); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)
Image: NASA, ESA, and M. Wong (University of California – Berkeley); Processing: Gladys Kober (NASA/Catholic University of America)

Earlier this year, the Hubble Space Telescope captured a spellbinding image of Jupiter. The largest planet in our solar system is typically a vibrant orange and white, but here—in ultraviolet light—the gas giant is a luminous pink and blue.