Thursday, 7 April 2016

Massive solar storms are triggering Jupiter's amazing 'Northern Lights'

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Though the Northern Lights on Earth are undoubtedly beautiful, they're nothing compared to the amped-up X-ray version found on Jupiter. And now, astronomers in the UK have finally figured out what causes them: crazy solar storms.



First, for the uninitiated, let’s talk about what creates the Aurora Borealis - Earth’s Northern Lights. Basically, aurorae - on any planet -

are caused when charged particles from the Sun interact with planetary magnetic fields. The different colours are produced by different ions. On Earth, this means aurorae are best seen from the Northern Hemisphere in areas like Siberia, Iceland, Alaska, and Canada...for more updates, just subscribe & get email alert's



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