During late summer, the U.S. is often hammered by roiling storms and buffeted by icy hail. But on Jupiter, it’s always thunderstorm season. Scientists have known about lightning on the gas giant ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Lightning storms on Jupiter are much more frequent, and much less alien, than previously ...

The thunderstorms rumbling on Jupiter are teaching scientists new things about the largest planet in the solar system. A Nature Communications paper published on May 23, found that lightning ...

Jovian lightning, which occurs as frequently as the phenomenon does on Earth, was first spotted by NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft over 40 years ago. Back then, the well-traveled probe picked up faint ...

A NASA spacecraft captured the eerie glow of lightning inside a swirling vortex on Jupiter. Skip to content. NOWCAST Pittsburgh's Action News 4 at 6pm. Watch on Demand ...