Researchers find breakthrough clue to Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’
Wednesday, August 3, 2016 - 07:31
in Astronomy & Space
About 500 miles above the sweep and swirl of Jupiter’s caramel-and-cream clouds lies a mystery. The atmosphere’s top layer, which covers the whole planet like a gigantic orange rind, should be a frigid 200 Kelvin. Instead, it broils away at 850 Kelvin—more than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit. This hot layer is called the thermosphere, and for […]