Glowing Spots of Jupiter, Io's Fault

The newly discovered glowing feature in Jupiter's atmosphere seems to be produced by a stream of electrically charged particles rushing from the planet's small volcanic moon Io, much in the same way the solar wind determines the appearance of aurora borealis on Earth in the polar re... [ read more >> ]

Image of Jupiter's north pole in ultraviolet

Image comment: Image of Jupiter's north pole in ultraviolet
Image credits: NASA/Hubble Space Telescope

Image of Jupiter's north pole in ultraviolet