STEVE – An Entirely New Celestial Phenomenon
Thin ribbons of purple and white light that sometimes appear in the night sky were dubbed a new type of aurora when brought to scientists’…
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Astronaut Alexander Gerst Captures ‘Mind-Blowing’ Aurora Image
Ever wondered what auroras look like from space? Astronaut Alexander Gerst, also known as @Astro_Alex, gives us his bird’s-eye view from aboard the International Space Station, tweeting…
ISS Image Shows an Aurora Over the Southern Hemisphere
“Sunrise crashes an aurora party over the southern hemisphere,” said astronaut Ricky Arnold of the image he snapped from the International Space Station. Auroras are…
Astronomers Discover the Missing Link Responsible for Pulsating Auroras
Sometimes on a dark night near the poles, the sky pulses a diffuse glow of green, purple and red. Unlike the long, shimmering veils of…
Astronomers Directly Observe Electrons Bouncing Across Earth’s Magnetosphere
The shower of electrons bouncing across Earth’s magnetosphere – commonly known as the Northern Lights – has been directly observed for the first time by…
Astronomers View Jupiter’s Independently Pulsating X-ray Auroras
New X-ray observations show the auroras on Jupiter behave differently at each pole, making Jupiter puzzling and unlike Saturn (no known auroras) or Earth (where…
Jupiter’s Powerful Auroras Present a Challenging Mystery
NASA’s Juno Mission reveals massive amounts of energy swirling over Jupiter’s polar regions that contribute to the giant planet’s powerful auroras – only not in…
New ISS Image of the Pacific Northwest and an Aurora
This new image is from astronauts aboard the International Space Station shows an aurora and the Pacific Northwest. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and ESA astronaut…
NASA Scientists Reveal the Role of Electrons in Pulsating Auroras
Using satellites, a ground-based array of all-sky cameras, and some spectacular aurora borealis, a team of scientists has uncovered evidence for an unexpected role that…
Astronaut Scott Kelly Views Aurora’s Colorful Veil Over Earth
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly shares his view of an aurora trailing a colorful veil over Earth. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) shared this photograph on…
Lights of an Aurora NASA Image of the Day
NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly captured this photo of an aurora from the International Space Station on June 23, 2015. The dancing lights of the aurora…
Flying Over An Aurora NASA Image of the Day
NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) captured photographs and video of auroras from the International Space Station on June 22, 2015. Kelly wrote, “Yesterday’s aurora was an…
Researchers Predicted Blue, Red and Green Aurorae at Mars
Astronomers believe glowing aurorae of blue, with red and green hues would be visible to astronauts walking on Mars. For the first time, an international…
International Space Station Image of an Aurora
Taken by astronaut Alexander Gerst, this photo shows an image of an aurora from the International Space Station. European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst posted…
Study Suggests Auroras Occur Outside Our Solar System
New research from the University of Leicester suggests that processes similar to those which power Jupiter’s auroras could be responsible for radio emissions detected from…
Image of the Aurora Australis over Concordia Station
A recent image taken by Alexander Kumar and his colleague Erick Bondoux shows the Aurora Australis, also known as the southern lights, over Concordia Station….
Two CMEs Strongly Compressed the Magnetopause
Simulations show that on June 16, 2012 the combined effects of two coronal mass ejections from AR 1504 compressed the magnetopause to a minimum of…
Strong Geomagnetic Storms a Possibility After Active Sunspot 1401 Erupted
An active sunspot erupted on Sol on January 19th, at around 16:30 UT, which produced an M3-class solar flare as well as a full-halo coronal…