Jupiter may host atmospheric ‘sprites’ or ‘elves’ never seen beyond Earth
In a first, the Juno spacecraft may have spied the bright, superfast flashes on another world
The Juno spacecraft has seen the first hints of bright flashes of light, called “elves” or “sprites” (illustrated), distinguishable in part on their size, high in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
JPL-Caltech/NASA, SwRI