Saturn's Aurora Heartbeat Discovered

Wednesday, August 4, 2010 - 15:49 in Astronomy & Space

Saturn's aurora, a ghostly ultraviolet glow that illuminates the gas giant's upper atmosphere near the poles, has a heartbeat that pulses in tandem with the planet's radio emissions, scientists have discovered.

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