While "Jovian Lightning" had been theorized for centuries, it wasn't until 1979 that NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft flew by Jupiter and confirmed the gas giant experiences lightning. Jupiter's ...

Lightning on Jupiter: Since Voyager 1’s flyby of Jupiter in March 1979, scientists have been puzzled by one aspect of lightning observed in the planet’s atmosphere. For hundreds of years ...

The decision comes as the Voyager spacecraft face diminishing power supplies due to the gradual decay of their radioactive plutonium.

Their name is Voyager, and they make up the most ambitious ... They will transmit pictures and scientific data as they fly close by Jupiter, the biggest planet, and Saturn with its rings.

Their name is Voyager, and they make up the most ambitious ... They will transmit pictures and scientific data as they fly close by Jupiter, the biggest planet, and Saturn with its rings.