Spacecraft Juno has been orbiting Jupiter for years sending back images. NASA shares the images online. Take a look at what one person discover on an image.
While lightning forms the same way on Earth as on Jupiter,rubbing ice crystals and water droplets create an electrical charge that builds up until discharged in a bolt. But most similarities end there. NASA scientists call Jupiter's light show "shallow lightning."
"An unexpected form of electrical discharge, shallow lightning originates from clouds containing an ammonia-water solution, whereas lightning on Earth originates from water
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