NASA spacecraft captures Jupiter's colourful electrical outbursts for 1st time
NASA's Juno mission spacecraft has, for the first time, captured bright and extremely brief flashes of light formally known as 'transient luminous events' (TLEs) on Jupiter. The lightning phenomenon is known as a 'sprite' and Jupiter's hydrogen-rich atmosphere would likely make them appear blue, NASA said. Sprites are TLEs triggered by lightning discharges from thunderstorms far below.