How Northern Lights look on other planets
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The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, are an amazing event in the night sky.
But Earth isn't the only planet where you can see the Northern and Southern lights.
A close up of Saturn's northern aurora using information from the Cassini spacecraft.
They can be seen on other planets in our solar system too.
Space scientists at NASA have been able to confirm that some of our closest neighbouring planets such as Jupiter and Saturn have their own auroras.
A close up of Jupiter's northern aurora.
These auroras are slightly different from Earth's, because their atmospheres and poles are different.
Magnetic pull on both of Jupiter's poles causing these aurorae.
Gases at Saturn's poles are pulled by the sun's energy causing the planet's polar aurora.
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