One of Jupiter's moons may glow in the dark

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JUPITER MIGHT HAVE its own little night light, in the form of an icy moon that glows in the dark.

Like Earth’s lunar companion, the Jovian moon Europa shines brightly on its sunlight side. But our rocky lunar neighbor is swathed in darkness on its far side, which is part of why we see the moon wax and wane and even seem to vanish from sight.

Now, laboratory experiments suggest that ice on the far side of Europa might instead give off a visible greenish or bluish white light, driven by the constant bombardment of radiation from Jupiter’s intense magnetic field.

“It would be a nice fairytale-like thing to stand on Europa and see,” says Murthy Gudipati, an astrophysicist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

The team tested ice laced with a variety of different salts thought to linger on Europa’s surface, discovering that the precise composition influences the intensities of colors that make up the glow. That means if Europa’s surface does glow, future missions could study the light from the moon’s nighttime side to help decipher its complex chemistry. 

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2020/11/jupiter-moon-glow-in-the-dark/

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Can't believe scientists found Chromatica

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So...universe is hiding the cool stuff from earth 

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12 minutes ago, FfFfFfFF said:

 

Thank u for the new wallpaper 

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4 minutes ago, Sneaky Oliver said:

So...universe is hiding the cool stuff from earth 

Well, we literally have just one ONE moon. Meanwhile other planets have like around 4 or 6

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I know that they are formed from solar winds but they follow the same principle in which both (aurora borealis and the icy glow of Europa) resulted from magnetic activities of the respective planets. 

 

To Chromatica and beyond! 

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4 minutes ago, FFXIV WhiteMage said:

 

 

I know that they are formed from solar winds but they follow the same principle in which both (aurora borealis and the icy glow of Europa) resulted from magnetic activities of the respective planets. 

 

To Chromatica and beyond! 

the fact that I might die without experiencing that  i need to see the aurora

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4 minutes ago, Sneaky Oliver said:

the fact that I might die without experiencing that  i need to see the aurora

 

Me too, I want to see Aurora 

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13 minutes ago, IllusionLover said:

Well, we literally have just one ONE moon. Meanwhile other planets have like around 4 or 6

Don't complain. Our 1 moon the way it is gives us an incredibly stable orbit, tilt cycle and in turn climate

 

With multiple moons we might very well not be here

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"Now, laboratory experiments suggest that ice on the far side of Europa might instead give off a visible greenish or bluish white light, driven by the constant bombardment of radiation from Jupiter’s intense magnetic field."

Europa to Jupiter:

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3 minutes ago, ARTPOPe said:

"Now, laboratory experiments suggest that ice on the far side of Europa might instead give off a visible greenish or bluish white light, driven by the constant bombardment of radiation from Jupiter’s intense magnetic field."

Europa to Jupiter:

I can't believe Electra Heart lives in Chromatica

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He be ready for Enigma