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There's Spooky Plasma Music Traveling From Saturn to its Weirdest Moon
By Rafi Letzter published
Researchers for the first time recorded the gas giant's vibrating plasma signal to Enceladus. And now you can listen to it too.

The Solar Storm Hitting Earth Today Might Look Awesome
By Brandon Specktor published
Thanks to a solar storm, the northern part of North America may see a dazzling auroral display tonight.

Monster Solar Flare Marks 7th Powerful Sun Storm in 7 Days
By Doris Elin Salazar published
The sun fired off yet another powerful solar flare yesterday (Sept. 10), its seventh in seven days.

NASA Rocket to Create Colorful Artificial Clouds Over US East Coast Tonight (Watch Live)
By Mike Wall published

Northern Lights from Space! Astronaut Captures Aurora Over Europe
By Kacey Deamer published
The northern lights shimmer over Europe in a new Space Station photo.

An Aurora Called 'Steve'? Strange Sky Phenomenon Investigated
By Sarah Lewin published
Meet "Steve," a strange, new aurora feature discovered by citizen scientists and verified by the European Space Agency's (ESA) Swarm satellites.

Surprise! Jupiter Has a Great 'Cold' Spot, Too
By Sarah Lewin published
Jupiter is famous for its Great Red Spot, a storm twice the diameter of Earth that rages on the gas giant's surface. Now, researchers have found that it has a second great spot, almost as large.

Auroras on Uranus Dazzle in New Hubble Telescope Views
By Mike Wall published
Bright auroras light up Uranus' atmosphere in two newly released photos, which combine observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the agency's Voyager 2 probe.
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