Stunning video reveals Jupiters roiling auroras. See it now.
Astronomers have zoomed in on Jupiter's poles to get a better look at the gas giant planet's auroras — 100 times brighter than the Northern Lights on Earth.
These alien light shows are not only humongous compared to the ones people are used to seeing in our own skies, but also, they're powered by an extra source. Jupiter's strong magnetic field reels in charged particles from its immediate space environment. That means it's not just grabbing solar wind from the sun to create these luminous displays but particles spewed from nearby Io...