Here's What Created Those Stunning Auroras Last Week

Here's What Created Those Stunning Auroras Last Week

Spoiler alert: it was intense activity on the Sun

Watch: A View of the Aurora Borealis as Seen from Space

Watch: A View of the Aurora Borealis as Seen from Space

The video comprises images delivered by astronaut Scot Kelly

  • Space
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • July 30th, 2015
Video Shows Alien Auroras on Brown Dwarf 20 Light-Years Away

Video Shows Alien Auroras on Brown Dwarf 20 Light-Years Away

And they are thousands of times brighter than any on Earth

  • Nature
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 16th, 2015
Study Explains the Birth of Black Auroras in Our Planet's Atmosphere

Study Explains the Birth of Black Auroras in Our Planet's Atmosphere

Black auroras are dark patches intertwined with the bright, colorful beams that often form over Earth's polar regions

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 12th, 2014
Saturn's Dancing Auroras Seen by Cassini, Hubble

Saturn's Dancing Auroras Seen by Cassini, Hubble

The new visualization may help experts understand the gas giant better

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 23rd, 2014
Heart of Auroras Target for NASA Sounding Rocket

Heart of Auroras Target for NASA Sounding Rocket

A new study of auroras is scheduled for tomorrow in Alaska

Novel Look at Earth's Auroras Made Possible by Norwegian Advanced Camera

Novel Look at Earth's Auroras Made Possible by Norwegian Advanced Camera

Scientists say the machinery already revealed hidden facts about the Auroras

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 10th, 2012
Auroras Produce Faint Clapping Sounds

Auroras Produce Faint Clapping Sounds

Experts propose an explanation for this mysterious phenomenon

Uranus Reveals Its Auroras in Hubble Images

Uranus Reveals Its Auroras in Hubble Images

The ice giant is the seventh planet from the Sun

This Image Makes Astronaut Training Totally Worth It

This Image Makes Astronaut Training Totally Worth It

The impressive view was snapped from aboard the ISS

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 8th, 2012
Solar Particle Cloud to Hit Earth Today

Solar Particle Cloud to Hit Earth Today

The event is caused by recent activity on the solar surface

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 27th, 2012
How Aurora Electrons Accelerate to Extreme Speeds

How Aurora Electrons Accelerate to Extreme Speeds

Experts may have found new active region in Earth's magnetosphere

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 17th, 2012
Mystery: Auroras Observed Without Solar Flare

Mystery: Auroras Observed Without Solar Flare

Researchers are currently puzzling over what caused the phenomenon

Aurora and America: New Time-Lapse Video from ISS

Aurora and America: New Time-Lapse Video from ISS

NASA experts piece together hundreds of photos in short video clip

Supercharged Auroras May Grace the Sky Tonight

Supercharged Auroras May Grace the Sky Tonight

A solar flare produced on December 26 will cause the event

Exoplanetary Auroras May Put Ours to Shame – Video

Exoplanetary Auroras May Put Ours to Shame – Video

NASA releases amazing clip showing auroras on an exoplanet

You Must See This Breathtaking Time-Lapse Video of Earth

You Must See This Breathtaking Time-Lapse Video of Earth

The clip shows storms, auroras, human settlements at night and much more

 
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