it has baffled astronomers for years - just what causes the ` red spot ' on the surface of jupiter ? now they have an unlikely answer - sunburn . the ` angelina jolie effect ' is doubling the number of british women having both breasts removed -- despite never having been diagnosed with cancer . about 800 women will go under the knife this year to follow miss jolie and have preventive double mastectomies -- twice the normal figure -- according to a nationwide study . professor gareth evans , an expert in cancer genetics at manchester university , who led the study , said the hollywood actress 's ` brave decision ' would save hundreds of lives in britain . inspiration : actress angelina jolie underwent preventive double mastectomy last year . miss jolie , 38 , below , had the operation in february last year after doctors said her chance of developing breast cancer was high . nasa experts believe it is likely a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet 's upper atmosphere . prof evans believed that women had seen pictures of miss jolie , partner of brad pitt , and thought : ` if she can look that good after her operation , perhaps it wo n't be so bad . ' increase : about 800 women will have preventive double mastectomies is twice the normal figure . experts believe the ` spot ' is a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet 's upper atmosphere . in the lab , the researchers blasted ammonia and acetylene gases - chemicals known to exist on jupiter - with ultraviolet light , to simulate the sun 's effects on these materials at the extreme heights of clouds in the great red spot . this produced a reddish material , which the team compared to the great red spot as observed by cassini 's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer -lrb- vims -rrb- . the results contradict the other leading theory for the origin of the spot 's striking color - that the reddish chemicals come from beneath jupiter 's clouds . ` our models suggest most of the great red spot is actually pretty bland in color , beneath the upper cloud layer of reddish material , ' said kevin baines , a cassini team scientist based at nasa 's jet propulsion laboratory , pasadena , california . ` under the reddish ` sunburn ' the clouds are probably whitish or grayish . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the votes are in and michael jackson is your number one global music icon . baines and jpl colleagues bob carlson and tom momary arrived at their conclusions using a combination of data from cassini 's december 2000 jupiter flyby and laboratory experiments . in the lab , the researchers blasted ammonia and acetylene gases - chemicals known to exist on jupiter - with ultraviolet light , to simulate the sun 's effects on these materials at the extreme heights of clouds in the great red spot . this produced a reddish material , which the team compared to the great red spot as observed by cassini 's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer -lrb- vims -rrb- . almost 100,000 of you voted to tell us that the self-styled `` king of pop , '' who died suddenly in june 2009 , is the musician you rate above all others . british pop group the beatles , late canto pop sensation leslie cheung , rock 'n' roller elvis presley and reggae godfather bob marley also made the top five . no female artists made the list , although u.s. pop queen , madonna came in at number six , narrowly missing a place . last month cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five most iconic musicians of all time . this month , we want to know your thoughts on the most iconic 20th century painters . salvador dali perhaps ? picasso ? or maybe andy warhol ? click here to vote . we 'll reveal your top five on september 23 when the next show airs . they found that the light-scattering properties of their red concoction nicely matched a model of the great red spot in which the red-colored material is confined to the uppermost reaches of the giant cyclone-like feature . a coloring agent confined to the top of the clouds would be inconsistent with the competing theory , which posits that the spot 's red color is due to upwelling chemicals formed deep beneath the visible cloud layers , he said . north america superimposed onto the spot , which is as wide as two earths . the spot is actually a violent storm . the biggest in the solar system , it appears as a deep red orb surrounded by layers of pale yellow , orange and white . winds inside the storm have been measured at several hundreds of miles per hour , nasa astronomers said . if red material were being transported from below , it should be present at other altitudes as well , which would make the red spot redder still . jupiter is composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium , with just a sprinkling of other elements . scientists are interested in understanding what combinations of elements are responsible for the hues seen in jupiter 's clouds , as this would provide insights into the giant planet 's make-up . jupiter possesses three main cloud layers , which occupy specific altitudes in its skies ; from highest to lowest they are : ammonia , ammonium hydrosulfide and water clouds . as for why the intense red color is seen only in the great red spot and a few much smaller spots on the planet , the researchers think altitude plays a key role . ` the great red spot is extremely tall , ' baines said . ` it reaches much higher altitudes than clouds elsewhere on jupiter . ' the team thinks the spot 's great heights both enable and enhance the reddening . its winds transport ammonia ice particles higher into the atmosphere than usual , where they are exposed to much more of the sun 's ultraviolet light . in addition , the vortex nature of the spot confines particles , preventing them from escaping . this causes the redness of the spot 's cloud tops to increase beyond what might otherwise be expected . other areas of jupiter display a mixed palette of oranges , browns and even shades of red . baines says these are places where high , bright clouds are known to be much thinner , allowing views to depths in the atmosphere where more colorful substances exist .
the number of women having preventive double mastectomies double . it has been dubbed ` angelina effect ' after actress had surgery . an estimated 800 women in the uk will undergo surgery this year .
it has baffled astronomers for years - just what causes the ` red spot ' on the surface of jupiter ? now they have an unlikely answer - sunburn . the ` angelina jolie effect ' is doubling the number of british women having both breasts removed -- despite never having been diagnosed with cancer . about 800 women will go under the knife this year to follow miss jolie and have preventive double mastectomies -- twice the normal figure -- according to a nationwide study . professor gareth evans , an expert in cancer genetics at manchester university , who led the study , said the hollywood actress 's ` brave decision ' would save hundreds of lives in britain . inspiration : actress angelina jolie underwent preventive double mastectomy last year . miss jolie , 38 , below , had the operation in february last year after doctors said her chance of developing breast cancer was high . nasa experts believe it is likely a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet 's upper atmosphere . prof evans believed that women had seen pictures of miss jolie , partner of brad pitt , and thought : ` if she can look that good after her operation , perhaps it wo n't be so bad . ' increase : about 800 women will have preventive double mastectomies is twice the normal figure . experts believe the ` spot ' is a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight clouds in the great red spot . this produced a reddish material , which the team compared to the great red spot as observed by cassini 's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer -lrb- vims -rrb- . almost 100,000 of you voted to tell us that the self-styled `` king of pop , '' who died suddenly in june 2009 , is the musician you rate above all others . british pop group the beatles , late canto pop sensation leslie cheung , rock 'n' roller elvis presley and reggae godfather bob marley also made the top five . no female artists made the list , although u.s. pop queen , madonna came in at number six , narrowly missing a place . last month cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five most iconic musicians of all time . this month , we want to know your thoughts on the most iconic 20th century painters . salvador dali perhaps ? picasso ? or maybe andy warhol ? click here to vote . we 'll reveal your top five on september 23 when the next show airs . they found that the light-scattering properties of their red concoction nicely matched a model of the great red spot in which the red-colored material is confined to the uppermost reaches of the giant cyclone-like feature . a coloring agent confined to the top of the clouds would be inconsistent with the competing theory , which posits that the spot 's red color is due to upwelling chemicals formed deep beneath the visible cloud layers , he said . north america superimposed onto the spot , which is as wide as two earths . the spot is actually a violent storm . the biggest in the solar system , it appears as a deep red orb surrounded by layers of pale yellow , orange and white . winds inside the storm have been measured at several hundreds of miles per hour , nasa astronomers said . if red material were being transported from below , it should be present at other altitudes as well , which would make the red spot redder still . jupiter is composed almost entirely of hydrogen and helium , with just a sprinkling of other elements . scientists are interested in understanding what combinations of elements are responsible for the hues seen in jupiter 's clouds , as this would provide insights into the giant planet 's make-up . jupiter possesses three main cloud layers , which occupy specific altitudes in its skies ; from highest to lowest they are : ammonia , ammonium hydrosulfide and water clouds . as for why the intense red color is seen only in the great red spot and a few much smaller spots on the planet , the researchers think altitude plays a key role . ` the great red spot is extremely tall , ' baines said . ` it reaches much higher altitudes than clouds elsewhere on jupiter . ' the team thinks the spot 's great heights both enable and enhance the reddening . its winds transport ammonia ice particles higher into the atmosphere than usual , where they are exposed to much more of the sun 's ultraviolet light . in addition , the vortex nature of the spot confines particles , preventing them from escaping . this causes the redness of the spot 's cloud tops to increase beyond what might otherwise be expected . other areas of jupiter display a mixed palette of oranges , browns and even shades of red . baines says these are places where high , bright clouds are known to be much thinner , allowing views to depths in the atmosphere where more colorful substances exist .
it has baffled astronomers for years - just what causes the ` red spot ' on the surface of jupiter ? now they have an unlikely answer - sunburn . the ` angelina jolie effect ' is doubling the number of british women having both breasts removed -- despite never having been diagnosed with cancer . about 800 women will go under the knife this year to follow miss jolie and have preventive double mastectomies -- twice the normal figure -- according to a nationwide study . professor gareth evans , an expert in cancer genetics at manchester university , who led the study , said the hollywood actress 's ` brave decision ' would save hundreds of lives in britain . inspiration : actress angelina jolie underwent preventive double mastectomy last year . miss jolie , 38 , below , had the operation in february last year after doctors said her chance of developing breast cancer was high . nasa experts believe it is likely a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet 's upper atmosphere . prof evans believed that women had seen pictures of miss jolie , partner of brad pitt , and thought : ` if she can look that good after her operation , perhaps it wo n't be so bad . ' increase : about 800 women will have preventive double mastectomies is twice the normal figure . experts believe the ` spot ' is a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet 's upper atmosphere . in the lab , the researchers blasted ammonia and acetylene gases - chemicals known to exist on jupiter - with ultraviolet light , to simulate the sun 's effects on these materials at the extreme heights of clouds in the great red spot . this produced a reddish material , which the team compared to the great red spot as observed by cassini 's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer -lrb- vims -rrb- . the results contradict the other leading theory for the origin of the spot 's striking color - that the reddish chemicals come from beneath jupiter 's clouds . ` our models suggest most of the great red spot is actually pretty bland in color , beneath the upper cloud layer of reddish material , ' said kevin baines , a cassini team scientist based at nasa 's jet propulsion laboratory , pasadena , california . ` under the reddish ` sunburn ' the clouds are probably whitish or grayish . ' -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- the votes are in and michael jackson is your number one global music icon . baines and jpl colleagues bob carlson and tom momary arrived at their conclusions using a combination of data from cassini 's december 2000 jupiter flyby and laboratory experiments . in the lab , the researchers blasted ammonia and acetylene gases - chemicals known to exist on jupiter - with ultraviolet light , to simulate the sun 's effects on these materials at the extreme heights of clouds in the great red spot . this produced a reddish material , which the team compared to the great red spot as observed by cassini 's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer -lrb- vims -rrb- . almost 100,000 of you voted to tell us that the self-styled `` king of pop , '' who died suddenly in june 2009 , is the musician you rate above all others . british pop group the beatles , late canto pop sensation leslie cheung , rock 'n' roller elvis presley and reggae godfather bob marley also made the top five . no female artists made the list , although u.s. pop queen , madonna came in at number six , narrowly missing a place . last month cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five most iconic musicians of all time . this month , we want to know your thoughts on the most iconic 20th century painters . salvador dali perhaps ? picasso ? or maybe andy warhol ? click here to vote . we 'll reveal your top five on september 23 when the next show airs . they found that the light-scattering properties of their red concoction nicely matched a model of the great red spot in which the red-colored material is confined to the uppermost reaches of the giant cyclone-like feature . a coloring agent confined to the top of the clouds would be inconsistent with the competing theory , which posits that the spot 's other elements . scientists are interested in understanding what combinations of elements are responsible for the hues seen in jupiter 's clouds , as this would provide insights into the giant planet 's make-up . jupiter possesses three main cloud layers , which occupy specific altitudes in its skies ; from highest to lowest they are : ammonia , ammonium hydrosulfide and water clouds . as for why the intense red color is seen only in the great red spot and a few much smaller spots on the planet , the researchers think altitude plays a key role . ` the great red spot is extremely tall , ' baines said . ` it reaches much higher altitudes than clouds elsewhere on jupiter . ' the team thinks the spot 's great heights both enable and enhance the reddening . its winds transport ammonia ice particles higher into the atmosphere than usual , where they are exposed to much more of the sun 's ultraviolet light . in addition , the vortex nature of the spot confines particles , preventing them from escaping . this causes the redness of the spot 's cloud tops to increase beyond what might otherwise be expected . other areas of jupiter display a mixed palette of oranges , browns and even shades of red . baines says these are places where high , bright clouds are known to be much thinner , allowing views to depths in the atmosphere where more colorful substances exist .
it has baffled astronomers - just what causes the ` red spot jupiter? now they an unlikely answer - sunburn. the ` angelina jolie effect doubling having both breasts removed -- despite never diagnosed cancer. about 800 women will go under follow miss jolie have preventive double mastectomies -- twice the normal figure according. professor gareth evans, an expert cancer genetics at manchester university who led the hollywood actress 's ` brave decision would save hundreds britain inspiration : actress angelina jolie underwent preventive double mastectomy last. miss jolie, 38 below had the operation in last after doctors her chance developing high. nasa experts believe a product simple chemicals being broken apart sunlight in the planet 's upper atmosphere. prof evans believed women seen pictures miss jolie, partner brad pitt, thought : ` if look after her operation perhaps wo n't. ' increase : about 800 women will preventive double mastectomies is twice the normal figure. experts believe the ` spot a product simple chemicals being broken apart sunlight in the planet 's upper atmosphere. in the lab, the researchers blasted ammonia acetylene gases - chemicals known exist jupiter, to the sun 's effects these materials at the extreme heights clouds in the great red spot this produced a reddish material, the team compared the great red spot as observed cassini 's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer -lrb- vims the results contradict the other leading theory for the spot 's striking color - the reddish chemicals come beneath jupiter 's clouds. ` our models suggest most the great red spot actually pretty bland in color, beneath the upper cloud layer reddish material ' said kevin baines a cassini team scientist based nasa 's jet propulsion laboratory pasadena ` under the reddish ` sunburn ' the clouds probably whitish. ' -lrb- cnn -- the votes and michael jackson your number one global music icon. baines and jpl colleagues bob carlson tom momary arrived their conclusions using data cassini 's december 2000 jupiter flyby laboratory experiments. in the lab, the researchers blasted ammonia acetylene gases - chemicals known exist jupiter, to the sun 's effects these materials at the extreme heights clouds in the great red spot this produced a reddish material, the team compared the great red spot as observed cassini 's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer -lrb- vims almost of you voted tell the self-styled `` king pop, '' who died suddenly june 2009 the musician you rate above. british pop group the beatles, late canto pop sensation leslie cheung rock 'n' roller elvis presley and reggae godfather bob marley also made top. no female artists made, although u.s. pop queen, madonna came six narrowly a place. last month cnn 's arts and culture program, icon, asked you your top five most iconic musicians this month, want know the most iconic 20th century painters. salvador dali perhaps? picasso? or maybe andy warhol? click vote. we 'll reveal your top on september 23 when next show. they found the light-scattering properties their red concoction nicely a model the great red spot which the red-colored material confined the uppermost reaches the giant cyclone-like feature. a coloring agent confined the top the clouds would inconsistent the competing theory, the spot 's red color upwelling chemicals formed deep the visible cloud layers he north america superimposed onto the spot, which as wide two earths the spot actually a violent storm. the biggest in, it appears as a deep red orb surrounded layers pale, orange winds inside the storm have measured several hundreds, nasa astronomers. if red material were being transported below, present other altitudes, which the red spot redder still jupiter is composed almost, just a sprinkling scientists interested what combinations elements the hues seen jupiter 's clouds, this would provide jupiter possesses three main cloud layers, occupy specific altitudes its skies ; from highest they : ammonia water clouds as for why the intense red color seen only the great red spot and a few much smaller spots, the researchers think altitude plays ` the great red spot extremely tall, ' baines said. ` it reaches much higher altitudes clouds elsewhere jupiter. ' the team thinks the spot 's great heights both enable enhance the reddening. its winds transport ammonia ice particles higher usual, where exposed much of in addition, the vortex nature the spot confines particles, preventing. this causes the redness the spot 's cloud tops increase beyond might. other areas jupiter display a mixed palette oranges, even shades baines says these places high, bright clouds known much thinner, allowing views depths in where more colorful substances
it has baffled astronomers for years - just what causes the ` red spot ' on the surface of jupiter ? now they have an unlikely answer - sunburn . the ` angelina jolie effect ' is doubling the number of british women having both breasts removed -- despite never having been diagnosed with cancer . about 800 women will go under the knife this year to follow miss jolie and have preventive double mastectomies -- twice the normal figure -- according to a nationwide study . professor gareth evans , an expert in cancer genetics at manchester university , who led the study , said the hollywood actress 's ` brave decision ' would save hundreds of lives in britain . inspiration : actress angelina jolie underwent preventive double mastectomy last year . miss jolie , 38 , below , had the operation in february last year after doctors said her chance of developing breast cancer was high . nasa experts believe it is likely a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight in the planet 's upper atmosphere . prof evans believed that women had seen pictures of miss jolie , partner of brad pitt , and thought : ` if she can look that good after her operation , perhaps it wo n't be so bad . ' increase : about 800 women will have preventive double mastectomies is twice the normal figure . experts believe the ` spot ' is a product of simple chemicals being broken apart by sunlight clouds in the great red spot . this produced a reddish material , which the team compared to the great red spot as observed by cassini 's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer -lrb- vims -rrb- . almost 100,000 of you voted to tell us that the self-styled `` king of pop , '' who died suddenly in june 2009 , is the musician you rate above all others . british pop group the beatles , late canto pop sensation leslie cheung , rock 'n' roller elvis presley and reggae godfather bob marley also made the top five . no female artists made the list , although u.s. pop queen , madonna came in at number six , narrowly missing a place . last month cnn 's arts and culture program , icon , asked you to vote for your top five most iconic musicians of all time . this month , we want to know your thoughts on the most iconic 20th century painters . salvador dali perhaps ? picasso ? or maybe andy warhol ? click here to vote . we 'll reveal your top five on september 23 when the next show airs . they found that the light-scattering properties of their red concoction nicely matched a model of the great red spot in which the red-colored material is confined to the uppermost reaches of the giant cyclone-like feature . a coloring agent confined to the top of the clouds would be inconsistent with the competing theory , which posits that the spot 's the spot 's great heights both enable and enhance the reddening . its winds transport ammonia ice particles higher into the atmosphere than usual , where they are exposed to much more of the sun 's ultraviolet light . in addition , the vortex nature of the spot confines particles , preventing them from escaping . this causes the redness of the spot 's cloud tops to increase beyond what might otherwise be expected . other areas of jupiter display a mixed palette of oranges , browns and even shades of red . baines says these are places where high , bright clouds are known to be much thinner , allowing views to depths in the atmosphere where more colorful substances exist .
 The text discusses how astronomers have discovered a red spot on Jupiter, which is caused by sunburn. This phenomenon has baffled scientists for years, and now they believe it's due to simple chemical reactions in the planet's atmosphere. The article also mentions that around 800 women will undergo preventive double mastectomies this year to reduce their risk of breast cancer. Additionally, it touches upon the topic of celebrities and their impact on society, mentioning Elvis Presley, John Lennon, and Bob Marley as iconic figures.