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January 23, 2013

New Evidence Indicates Auroras Occur Outside Our Solar System
Leicester UK (SPX) Jan 23, 2013
University of Leicester planetary scientists have found new evidence suggesting auroras - similar to Earth's Aurora Borealis - occur on bodies outside our solar system. Auroras occur on several planets within our solar system, and the brightest - on Jupiter - are 100 times brighter than those on Earth. However, no auroras have yet been observed beyond Neptune. A new study led by University of Leicester lecturer Dr. Jonathan Nichols has shown that processes strikingly similar to those which pow ... read more

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