Auroras Seen On Other Planets In Our Solar System

An aurora, sometimes referred to as a polar light, is a natural light display in the sky, predominantly seen in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions. In northern latitudes, the effect is known as aurora borealis (or the northern lights). In high southern latitudes, it is known as the aurora australis (or southern lights).

The northern lights turn the sky green at Homary in Nordland, Norway.
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A red aurora shimmers over Mo I Rana in Nordland, Norway.
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They happen when huge amounts of energy from the sun hit the earth's magnetic fields, pushing electricity to the north and south poles.

Hubble Space Telescope captured stunning auroras on the poles of the largest planet in Solar System, Jupiter.
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Hubble Space Telescope took this ultraviolet image of the planet, revealing a vivid aurora display raising thousands of miles above the cloud tops over both of the planet's poles.
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But Earth isn't the only planet where aurora can be seen. Space scientists at NASA have been able to confirm that some of our closest neighbouring planets such as Jupiter and Saturn have their own auroras. Auroras have been observed on both Jupiter and Saturn, most clearly with the Hubble Space Telescope. Uranus and Neptune have also been observed to have auroras.

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