09 July 2021
Astronomers solve 40-year-old mystery of what causes Jupiter’s X-ray auroras
... unexpectedly behaved independently of one another. They also look very different too. For instance Jupiter’s polar aurora is often grouped into at least three structures, including a “swirl region” in the center, an “active region” of flares, bright...
08 September 2017
The solar systems most powerful auroras are still a mystery
..., it’s going to help us better understand the universe around us and our place in it.” Understanding what forces drive Jupiter's auroras also has practical implications in our own planetary backyard. "The highest energies that we are observing within...
05 July 2021
Hope probe catches striking pictures of auroras at Mars
.... Although not perceptible to human vision, the auroras are created by a stream of electrically charged particles...nightside disk “provide an unprecedented perspective on these uniquely Martian aurorae”, the UAE said in a statement last week. Billions ...
09 April 2018
Plans for first-ever luxury space hotel unveiled
...the recent Space 2.0 summit in San Jose, California, the Aurora Station is the vision of Orion Span; a privately funded...it plans to sell dedicated modules on the station, where future Aurora owners can live in, visit, or sublease their space condo. ...
17 February 2020
Earth-sized planet behind unusual star signals say astronomers
... of light close to the planet near its equator. Radio aurorae are powered by large-scale electrical currents and after looking at... could have also been generated by the planet as an aurora and subsequently got caught up with emissions from the star, ...
05 September 2016
Surprises for Jupiter as Juno sends back its first images
... to Jupiter's south pole, the gas giant’s southern aurora can hardly be seen, therefore Juno's unique polar orbit... emissions of the energetic particles that generate the massive auroras which encircle Jupiter's north pole. These emissions are ...
