Auroras Incoming? Giant Sunspot Has Doubled in Size and Is Pointed Right at Earth
Sunspots are usually not a cause for concern, even if they double in size overnight and grow to be twice the size of the Earth…
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Physicists Explain Mysterious “Discrete Aurora” on Mars
Scientists have learned how discrete aurora is formed on Mars. In a new study, the physicists report that the upstream solar wind properties interacting with…
A “Five-Colored Light” Seen in the Sky: Earliest Record of a Candidate Aurora Found in Chinese Annals
Ancient Chinese writing mentions a celestial phenomenon that turns out to be the oldest known reference to a potential aurora, predating the next oldest by…
Pulsating Auroras: Like an Outdoor Nightclub
NASA’s citizen science projects are collaborations between scientists and interested members of the public. Through these collaborations, volunteers known as citizen scientists have helped make…
Space Scientists Discover a Never-Before-Seen Mechanism Fueling Huge Planetary Aurorae on Saturn
Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae. Space scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fueling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn….
Electromagnetic “Tug-of-War” Lights Up Jupiter’s Upper Atmosphere
New Leicester space research has revealed, for the first time, a complex ‘tug-of-war’ lights up aurorae in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, using a combination of data…
Calm Above the Storm: Incredible Green Smoky Swirls of Plasma Seen From Space Station
Auroras make for great Halloween décor over Earth, though ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet snapped these green smoky swirls of plasma from the International Space Station…
UAE Mars Mission Captures Elusive Aurora on Red Planet
Lawrence Livermore Optics Used To Spot Elusive Aurora on Red Planet The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) Mars mission that launched about a year ago has…
Could Low-Altitude Magnetic Reconnection Power Jupiter’s Polar Aurorae?
Magnetic reconnection events less than 2 Jovian radii above the planet’s cloud tops could explain why Juno has yet to observe a source for Jupiter’s…
Auroraspectacular: Timelapse Video Made by Astronaut on International Space Station
Timelapse video made during ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet’s second mission to the International Space Station, “Alpha”. The camera is setup to take pictures at regular…
International Observatories Assemble To Solve “Energy Crisis” on Jupiter
Sitting more than five times the distance from the Sun as Earth, Jupiter is not expected to be particularly warm. Based on the amount of…
Under the Northern Lights: Mesospheric Ozone Layer Depletion Phenomenon
The same phenomenon that causes aurorae — the magical curtains of green light often visible from the polar regions of the Earth — causes mesospheric…
Cause of Jupiter’s X-Ray Aurora Revealed – Mystery Has Puzzled Scientists for 40 Years
An international research team led by YAO Zhonghua from the Institute of Geology and Geophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IGGCAS) has explained the…
40-Year Mystery Solved: Source of Jupiter’s Strange X-Ray Flares Uncovered
A puzzler about the gas giant’s intense northern and southern lights has been deciphered. Planetary astronomers combined measurements taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft orbiting Jupiter,…
Scientists Solve 40-Year Mystery Over Jupiter’s Spectacularly Powerful X-ray Aurora
A research team co-led by UCL (University College London) has solved a decades-old mystery as to how Jupiter produces a spectacular burst of X-rays every…
“Surfing” Particles on Alfvén Waves: Physicists Solve a Mystery Surrounding Aurora Borealis
Experiments at UCLA’s Basic Plasma Science Facility confirm interaction of electrons and Alfvén waves. The spectacularly colorful aurora borealis — or northern lights — that…
At Last, Physicists Report Definitive Evidence of How Brilliant Auroras Are Created
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, that fill the sky in high-latitude regions have fascinated people for thousands of years. But how they’re created, while…
KiNET-X Experiment: NASA Launches Rocket in Search of Aurora Answers
NASA launched one of its largest sounding rockets Sunday from an East Coast facility in an experiment led by a space physics professor from the…
