... The answer: the storms originate deep in the planetт??s shadow, about a third of the way to the Moon, where magnetic field lines snap, reconnect, and unleash a storm of energy that funnels to the poles and makes the atmosphere glow in reds and greens. ...
... such as soot or graphite generated in Saturn's enormous lightning storms will descend into the planet and will be crushed into ... Solar storms trigger Jupiterт??s "northern lights" . New gravity map gives best view yet inside Mars . Cosmic Origins . ...
... whose unique shape holds new clues to formation of these magnetic storm clouds ... Sun for several months out of the year, allowing scientists to watch storms develop ...
... 42 north latitude appears to mark some of the turbulent aftermath of a giant storm that reached its violent peak in early 2011 ... Solar storms trigger Jupiterт??s "northern lights" . New gravity map gives best view yet inside Mars . Cosmic Origins . ...
... of atmospheric dust, will provide new insights into the role of electric forces on dust lifting the trigger for dust storms ... Tales of a tilting Moon hidden in its polar ice . Solar storms trigger Jupiterт??s "northern lights" . Cosmic Origins . ...
... The team of astronomers reporting the observation likens the collision to a "perfect storm." ... Today's cosmic weather report shows a violent storm a million light-years across, as two high-pressure regions collide in a ...