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Planets · 2026
Jupiter
X-rays on a giant planet
- Distance
- From Earth: 365 million miles, on average
- Telescopes
- Chandra, Webb
Jupiter does not make its own X-rays the way a black hole does — it reflects and redirects the Sun’s, and its auroras glow in high-energy light Chandra can see.
What you’re hearing
X-ray and infrared layers. Auroral caps and the disk have different registers as the scan crosses the planet.
Layers
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NASA sourceNASA/CXC/SAO/K. Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)
