Mystery of Jupiter's northern lights solved after 40 years, scientists say

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Mystery of Jupiter's northern lights solved after 40 years, scientists say

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From CNN:
"... By combining observations and data from NASA's Juno spacecraft, which launched in 2016, and the European Space Agency's X-ray telescope, the researchers found that the pulsating X-ray auroras are caused by fluctuations of Jupiter's magnetic field. ..."

https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/09/world/ju ... index.html

I don't know if this is old news or not, but it's the first time I've seen it.

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Hadn't heard of this before. Thanks Stephen!
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Hi Stephen. This is a fascination story, and presents a solution to a 40 year old question. Thanks for finding and sharing this interesting link on here Stephen, and keep up your great space exploration news.
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