Aurora
Aurora Hunter Todd Salat Captures a Bizarre Spiral Made by a SpaceX Fuel Dump
Astrophotographer Todd Salat was out in the early hours of April 15, 2023, hoping to capture an aurora display over…
Even if you can’t see Auroras, You Can Sometimes Hear Them. Here’s What They Sound Like
Auroras are some of Earth’s most spectacular natural phenomena. Travelers come from far and wide to see the incredible Northern…
Jupiter and Ganymede are Connected by Magnetic Fields
Using data obtained by the Juno mission, a team of researchers has revealed how interactions between Jupiter and its largest…
Researchers Use Ancient Literature to Track 3,000 Years of Auroras
Auroral activity on Earth varies over time. As the magnetic poles drift, auroras can appear at different latitudes around the…
Here’s the View From Sweden During the Recent Solar Storm
Vivid green and purple aurora swirled and danced across the entire night sky in Sweden recently. The nighttime light show…
Even Comets Can Have Auroras. Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko Does
The ESA's Rosetta mission to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko ended four years ago. On September 30th 2016 the spacecraft was directed into…
Mars Has Auroras Too, We Just Can’t See Them
Our eyes can't see them, but Martian auroras are there, and more commonplace than we once thought. The Martian auroras…
Did You Know that the Earth Loses Several Hundred Tons of Atmosphere to Space Every Day?
Scientists have known for some time that Earth's atmosphere loses several hundred tons of oxygen each day. They understand how…
That New Kind of Aurora Called “Steve”? Turns Out, it Isn’t an Aurora at All
According to a new study by a Canadian-led team of researchers, the atmospheric phenomena known as STEVE is not an…
Watch the Sun to Know When We’re Going to Have Killer Auroras
Scientists are getting better at predicting colorful auroras here on Earth by closely watching the behavior of the Sun.