Cause of Jupiter’s X-Ray Aurora Revealed – Mystery Has Puzzled Scientists for 40 Years
An international research team led by YAO Zhonghua from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) has explained the…
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40-Year Mystery Solved: Source of Jupiter’s Strange X-Ray Flares Uncovered
A puzzler about the gas giant’s intense northern and southern lights has been deciphered. Planetary astronomers combined measurements taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter,…
Scientists Solve 40-Year Mystery Over Jupiter’s Spectacularly Powerful X-ray Aurora
A research team co-led by UCL (University College London) has solved a decades-old mystery as to how Jupiter produces a spectacular burst of X-rays every…
“Surfing” Particles on Alfvén Waves: Physicists Solve a Mystery Surrounding Aurora Borealis
Experiments at UCLA’s Basic Plasma Science Facility confirm interaction of electrons and Alfvén waves. The spectacularly colorful aurora borealis — or northern lights — that…
At Last, Physicists Report Definitive Evidence of How Brilliant Auroras Are Created
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, that fill the sky in high-latitude regions have fascinated people for thousands of years. But how they’re created, while…
KiNET-X Experiment: NASA Launches Rocket in Search of Aurora Answers
NASA launched one of its largest sounding rockets Sunday from an East Coast facility in an experiment led by a University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical…
Diffuse Auroral Eraser: Physicists Discover a New Type of Aurora
The famed northern and southern lights have been studied for millennia, but they still hold secrets. In a new study, physicists led by the University…
Intriguing Secret to Jupiter’s Curious Aurora Activity Revealed in New Research
Auroral displays continue to intrigue scientists, whether the bright lights shine over Earth or over another planet. The lights hold clues to the makeup of…
Strange New Auroral Feature Discovered on Jupiter
UVS images faint auroral rings that likely originate at edge of gas giant’s magnetosphere. The SwRI-led Ultraviolet Spectrograph (UVS) orbiting Jupiter aboard NASA’s Juno spacecraft…
The Aurora’s Very High Altitude Booster Creates Dazzling Displays
Electrons arriving from the Sun are propelled by electrical energy generated as high as 30,000 kilometers above Earth, ultimately creating the dazzling displays of the…
Social Network Inspired Algorithms Reveal Lifecycle of Auroral Substorms, a Key Element of Space Weather
Evolution of auroral substorms revealed by physicists at University of Warwick using the same methods that link people through social media ‘If you like this…
Jupiter’s Spectacular Ultraviolet “Dawn Storm” Auroras Are Surprisingly Earth-Like
A new study tracks the life cycle of the spectacular ultraviolet storms in the big planet’s aurora, generated by charged particles from its volcanic moon,…
NASA Approves Two Heliophysics Missions to Explore Sun, Earth’s Aurora
NASA has approved two heliophysics missions to explore the Sun and the system that drives space weather near Earth. Together, NASA’s contribution to the Extreme…
Rare & Magical Pulsating Aurora Lights: Killer Electrons in Strumming Sky Lights
Wisps of pulsating aurora lights are a rare, yet magical sight. Now, scientists suggest they could be associated with destruction of part of the ozone….
Aurora-Chasing Citizen Scientists Bring Us a Step Closer to Solving the STEVE Mystery
In 2018, a new aurora-like discovery struck the world. From 2015 to 2016, citizen scientists reported 30 instances of a purple ribbon in the sky,…
Aurora, Meet Airglow: Two of Earth’s Most Colorful Atmospheric Phenomena Meet in Stunning Photo From Space Station
Two of Earth’s most colorful upper atmospheric phenomena, aurora and airglow, met just before dawn in this photo shot by an astronaut on the International…
Mystery of Auroral Beads Uncovered With NASA’s THEMIS Spacecraft
A special type of aurora, draped east-west across the night sky like a glowing pearl necklace, is helping scientists better understand the science of auroras…
Amateur Photographers Have Discovered a New Form of the Northern Lights
Working together with space researchers, Finnish amateur photographers have discovered a new auroral form. Named ‘dunes’ by the hobbyists, the phenomenon is believed to be…