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“Lighting Up Jupiter’s Dark Side ” –Juno Mission Reveals the Unknown – The Daily Galaxy –Great Discoveries Channel
Ever since NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft flew past Jupiter in March, 1979, scientists have wondered about the origin of Jupiter’s lightning, which had been theorized for centuries. Now, new results from NASA’s Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since…
Ever since NASAs Voyager 1 spacecraft flew past Jupiter in March, 1979, scientists have wondered about the origin of Jupiters lightning, which had been theorized for centuries. Now, new results from NASA’s Juno mission, which has been orbiting Jupiter since July 4, 2016, suggest our solar system’s largest planet–an immense spinning colorful sphere of methane and ammonia so large it could easily swallow all the other planets– is home to what’s called “shallow lightning” and slushy hailstones Juno…
