The Mystery of Jupiter's Color Changes Finally Unraveled

Researchers at the University of Leeds have used data from NASA's Juno mission to suggest that Jupiter's changing stripes could be caused by torsional oscillations in the planet's magnetic field. These wave-like motions may bridge the understanding gap between Jupiter's surface phenomena and its deep interior, but further research is needed. The changing appearance of Jupiter is linked to infrared variations about 50 km below the gas giant's surface, and this fresh research has shown that these variations could be caused by waves produced by the planet's magnetic field, deep within its interior.