NASA Spacecraft Captures Rare Glowing Lightning Bolt on Jupiter
- NASA's Juno spacecraft captured an image of an eerie green light emitted from a lightning bolt near Jupiter's north pole.
- The green glow is believed to be caused by lightning occurring in clouds containing ammonia and water, which often form near Jupiter's poles.
- The image was taken on December 30, 2020 during Juno's 31st flyby of Jupiter and will continue exploring the planet until 2025.
- Twelve new moons were recently discovered around Jupiter, bringing the total number of its known moons to 92, the most of any planet in the solar system.
- Lightning also occurs on other planets like Saturn and possibly Mars.