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Massive Lightning Storm on Saturn

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the scientists-all-charged-up dept.

Aielman writes to tell us Yahoo News is reporting that Researchers are tracking a gigantic electrical storm on Saturn that has released lightning bolts more than one thousand times stronger than those found on Earth. The storms where first spotted earlier this year from the Cassini probe and since that time scientists have recorded 35 consecutive episodes each lasting about ten hours.

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  1. happens all the time...on uranus by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    this is old news on Uranus. happens every time you eat hot/spicy food