Jupiter’s lightning may be 100x more powerful than Earth’s

ScienceDaily
May 21, 2026, 2:46 am125 pts
Jupiter’s storms aren’t just gigantic — they may unleash lightning far more powerful than anything on Earth. Using NASA’s Juno spacecraft, scientists discovered that some lightning bolts on the gas giant could pack up to 100 times the punch of Earth’s lightning, and possibly much more. The findings…

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