On Jupiter, lightning flashes from storms swirling at the poles

by Aurelia Butler 19 June 2018, 16:00 199 Views

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IN A FLASH Unlike Earth lightning, which is most concentrated at the equator, Jupiter’s strikes at its poles, as shown in this artist’s rendition.

SwRI, JPL-Caltech/NASA, JUNOCAM

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On Jupiter, lightning flashes from storms swirling at the poles

The planet’s heat distribution explains why lightning doesn’t strike near the equator

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These stars may have been born only 250 million years after the Big Bang

The ecosystem that controls a galaxy’s future is coming into focus

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