Jupiter’s ‘Northern Lights’ Caused By Solar Storms
- 8 years ago
A new study led by University College London describes the 2011 observation of a Northern Lights-type phenomenon observed on Jupiter; it is believed to have been caused by a coronal mass ejection colliding with the planet’s magnetosphere.
The Northern Lights are known to happen on Earth, but the phenomenon was observed in a more powerful form on another planet.
New research led by University College London, or UCL, found that Jupiter had its own version of the Northern Lights during solar storms that occurred there in 2011.
In fact, a UCL press release states that the system had “a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth’s aurora borealis.”
The event was the result of a coronal mas
The Northern Lights are known to happen on Earth, but the phenomenon was observed in a more powerful form on another planet.
New research led by University College London, or UCL, found that Jupiter had its own version of the Northern Lights during solar storms that occurred there in 2011.
In fact, a UCL press release states that the system had “a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth’s aurora borealis.”
The event was the result of a coronal mas