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Superbright aurora lights up Earth’s night side in incredible image from space
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) captured a stunning new photo of the luminous green and red lights of an aurora hugging clouds swirling around Earth's night side.
Auroras expected tonight in New York, Washington and Wisconsin as solar storm barrels toward Earth
A moderate solar storm is headed for Earth on September 27, 2021, with auroras predicted to light up the sky much further south than usual.
Mystery of Jupiter's powerful X-ray auroras finally solved
Mysterious flares of X-rays from Jupiter's auroras suggest that the giant planet's "northern lights" may possess unexpected similarities with those of Earth, a new study finds.
Electrons 'surf' across space to create the northern lights, new study finds
Scientists found definitive proof that Alfven waves are accelerating electrons in solar wind across space, powering the northern lights.
How to watch the northern lights across far northern US tonight
The forecast isn't certain, but some in the U.S. might get a rare glance at the aurora.
The 'rubber ducky' comet is glowing
The rubber ducky comet is glowing, but you can't see it. New analysis of data from the Rosetta probe shows an ultraviolet aurora all around the speeding object.
An aurora that lit up the sky over the Titanic might explain why it sank
A geomagnetic storm that sparked spectacular aurora displays could also have contributed to the sinking of the Titanic.
1,400-year-old mystery of strange 'red sign' in Japan's sky solved
A scarlet fan spread across the skies over Japan 1,400 years ago, and it's been puzzling astronomers ever since.
