The Mystery Behind Jupiter's Powerful Auroras
Jupiter has the most powerful auroras in our solar system. However, when scientists looked closer, they didn't find what they expected. These Satellite Dishes Can See Electrons 100 km Away...
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Jupiter is the king of the solar system, the king has a crown! But, like, what’s it made of? Jupiter, has auroras. We’ve known this for a while, Hubble spotted them. But they’re not regular auroras, they are the most powerful in the solar system. Earth could fit inside this loop. Yeah. CH-YEAH. It’s awesome. So, before you ask, yes, Jupiter’s aurora is like ours, only larger, except that it is completely not like ours at all. On Earth, electrons in the magnetic field in our atmosphere get excited by the sun’s energy and bump into air particles lighting up the skies. So, scientists thought they’d find something similar on Jupiter. Turns out, nuh-uh. We don’t understand what is causing Jupiter’s auroras, exactly. NASA’s ideas are “a...
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Jupiter is the king of the solar system, the king has a crown! But, like, what’s it made of? Jupiter, has auroras. We’ve known this for a while, Hubble spotted them. But they’re not regular auroras, they are the most powerful in the solar system. Earth could fit inside this loop. Yeah. CH-YEAH. It’s awesome. So, before you ask, yes, Jupiter’s aurora is like ours, only larger, except that it is completely not like ours at all. On Earth, electrons in the magnetic field in our atmosphere get excited by the sun’s energy and bump into air particles lighting up the skies. So, scientists thought they’d find something similar on Jupiter. Turns out, nuh-uh. We don’t understand what is causing Jupiter’s auroras, exactly. NASA’s ideas are “a...
