Published on June 26, 2017
Uranus may smell like farts, according to some recent scientific speculation, but it’s still a majestic ice giant. And it’s got a lot going on. A new photo taken by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captures a bit of a light show. Just like Earth, Uranus sometimes boasts auroras similar to the Northern Lights.
Auroras occur when charged particles interact with a planet’s magnetic field and collide with gas atoms in the upper atmosphere, which then give off light. On Earth, this happens when solar winds—plasma full of charged particles from the sun—get up in our business.
