aurora
An Exoplanet’s Auroral Engine
Located 880 light-years away, a massive gas giant called CoRoT-2b orbits its star at a mere 2 million miles –…
Spooky Halloween Aurora
[/caption] Did you see ghosts and goblins last night for Halloween? Jason Ahrns of Chatanika, Alaska saw a dark shadow…
Reader Pics: CME Spawns Awe-Inspiring Bright Red Aurorae
[/caption] Now updated with more images and video! Reports of spectacular aurora are coming in! A CME hit Earth's magnetic…
The Meteor and the Nordlys
[/caption] A meteor slices through the glow of the northern lights (or "Nordlys") in this photo by Adon Buckley, taken…
What is Airglow?
[/caption] In many of the photos that we have featured recently from astronauts aboard the International Space Station, a glowing…
Another Stunning Aurora Photo from Space
[/caption] Mike Fossum, current commander of the International Space Station, took this beautiful image of a recent aurora, two Russian…
Fires in the Sky, Fires on the Ground
[/caption] With all of the activity that's been occurring on the Sun recently, the aurorae have been exceptionally bright…
Timelapse: Aurora Borealis in Finnish Lapland
This timelapse is a selection of northern lights filmed by Flatlight Films during the winter of 2011 in several locations…
Red Alert! Space Station Aurora
Astronauts had this view of the aurora on September 26, 2011. Credit: NASA We've had some great views of the…
An Easy Guide To Observing the Aurora
[/caption] With the recent solar activity and the high possibility of more coming up, here is an easy guide to…