Washington – Jupiter’s dazzling auroras are hundreds of times brighter than those seen on earth, new images of James Webb Space Telescope reveal.
He The largest planet in the Solar System It shows surprising dance lights when the high energy particles of the space collide with gas atoms in the atmosphere near their magnetic posts, similar to the way the north lights are activated on Earth.
But Jupiter’s version has much greater intensity, according to an international team of scientists who analyzed Webb photos taken at Christmas in 2023.
Webb previously captured Neptune’s bright auroras with the best detail so far, many decades after they were detected weakly during an overflow of the Voyager 2 spacecraft.
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