Hubble Space Telescope Captures Spectacular Auroras in Jupiter's Atmosphere

In 1979, the Voyager 1 spacecraft discovered that Alaska, Canada, Siberia, and Antarctica, were not the only places with spectacular auroras or “polar lights” —Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, has them as well. While the lights have been studied intensely since then, a recent month-long observation of Jupiter’s north pole by the Hubble Space Telescope has resulted in some beautiful, never before seen images of the planet’s northern lights.