Jupiter’s northern lights have these bright flares, and these flares can be up to terawatts of power that would power all of civilization,” said William Dunn, a research fellow at University ...

Nearby, you'll also be able to spot the bright star Aldebaran, a first-magnitude star that shines with a distinct orange hue ...

Recent observations of Jupiter's powerful magnetic field by NASA's Juno spacecraft have uncovered a never-before-documented ...

If you want to see beautiful auroras, forget Alaska, Canada, and Iceland—check out Jupiter. At the gas giant’s north pole, the most powerful and luminous northern lights in the solar system ...

Researchers have spotted Jupiter's southern X-ray aurora for the first time, revealing that it moves and pulses out of sync with the gas giant's northern lights. Here, Jupiter's south pole can be ...

New research finds solar storms trigger Jupiter’s “northern lights” by generating a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth ...

The Hubble telescope, the talisman space observatory, has captured fresh images of Jupiter’s auroras, or northern lights. Spotting these auroras is nothing new — in fact, unlike on Earth, this ...

Characterized by massive pulsating X-ray flares, Jupiter’s northern lights were first discovered 40 years ago. Astronomers have long sought to explain the mechanism behind these auroras. NASA ...

Scientists have long sought to explain the mechanism behind Jupiter’s spectacular northern lights. A new study says they are triggered by a phenomenon called electromagnetic ion cyclotron (EMIC ...

Characterized by massive pulsating X-ray flares, Jupiter’s northern lights were first discovered 40 years ago. Astronomers have long sought to explain the mechanism behind these auroras.

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are Earth's greatest light show, dazzling those lucky enough to see them in the northernmost reaches of our planet. Mystery of Jupiter's northern lights ...

By Katie Hunt, CNN The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are Earth’s greatest light show, dazzling those lucky enough to see them in the northernmost reaches of our planet. It’s a ...