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An aurora illuminated the entire polar cap during a solar wind lull.
Astronomers detect long-lasting radio auroras from a sunspot, enhancing understanding of solar and stellar magnetic activities.
The BepiColombo mission found some enlightening things on Mercury.
We now have definite evidence of how auroras light up the sky in the high latitudes.
Does this mean we can get a tan on a comet?
Martian auroras are linked to water loss on the red planet's surface, which is why the connection is quite important to scientists.
Auroras are dazzling to behold, but also a nuisance for the aerospace industry.
Scientists now call STEVE a 'skyglow'.
Meet a shimmering purple ribbon of plasma called Steve.
Maybe this is nature paying homage to Professor Hawking?
The aurora was triggered by a solar storm which doubled radiation levels on the planet's surface.
That's what you get when the internet names things.
Mars has auroras too, and in addition to the red and green tinted Northern Lights here on Earth, these also come in blue. According to NASA, these should be visible to the naked eye if a Martian astronaut were to look to the sky from one of the two poles.
Researchers from Leicester University have shown that auroras (similar to Earth’s aurora borealis) occur on other bodies outside our solar system. Aurora borealis Aurora borealis is a natural light display occuring in high latitude areas (both north and south), caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere. Here’s […]
When Voyager 2 made its flyby near the planet of Uranus, astronomers got their first direct glimpse of what an aurora might look on the cold planet. However, such lights have never been observed from Earth – that is, until last year, when a team of scientists used careful planning and the Hubble Telescope to […]
