Web Space Telescope Reveals Surprising Methane Activity on a Cold Brown Dwarf
James Webb Space Telescope data pinpoints possible aurorae on isolated world in our solar neighborhood. Using new observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST),…
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Webb Telescope’s Startling Find: Auroral Phenomenon on a Starless Brown Dwarf
Infrared Emission From Methane Suggests Atmospheric Heating by Auroral Processes Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have found a brown dwarf (an object more…
Auroral Extravaganza: Canada’s Sky Dazzled by Solar Phenomena
A spate of solar activity produced widespread auroras across Canada. A flurry of solar activity in mid-December 2023 sent energized particles crashing into Earth’s magnetosphere,…
When Is an Aurora Not an Aurora? Explaining Mysterious Phenomena Called “Steve” and “Picket Fence”
Phenomena called “Steve” and “picket fence” are masquerading as auroras, graduate student argues. The shimmering green, red, and purple curtains of the northern and southern…
A Solar Superstorm Struck Earth 150 Years Ago – Now, New Research Reveals That They Are Much More Common Than We Thought
In November this year, the northern lights were seen unusually far south, in locations like Italy and Texas. This was due to the effects of…
Mysterious Aurora-Like Radio Emissions Uncovered Above a Sunspot
Researchers at the New Jersey Institute of Technology have documented extraordinary, long-lasting radio emissions from a sunspot, offering new insights into solar and stellar magnetic…
Solar Storm Spectacle: Colorful Auroras Light Up Earth’s Atmosphere
Curtains of colorful light danced across the sky after solar storms sent energized particles crashing into Earth’s upper atmosphere. In early November 2023, skywatchers across…
Auroral Mysteries Unveiled: NASA’s Sounding Rocket Rises Into Alaskan Skies
NASA launched the DISSIPATION mission from Alaska to study auroral heating of the atmosphere. A sounding rocket launched from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks,…
Alaskan Nights Aglow: Don’t Miss HAARP’s Spectacular Artificial Airglow Show
Alaskans and visitors may have the opportunity to observe an artificial airglow in the sky, generated by the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP), during…
Discovering Uranus’ Glow: New Hints for Life on Icy Exoplanets
University of Leicester astronomers confirm the existence of an infrared (IR) aurora on Uranus. The presence of an infrared aurora on the cold, outer planet…
Auroras Unplugged: NASA’s EZIE To Unveil the Charged Link Between Earth and Space
NASA’s Electrojet Explorer Mission Passes Critical Development Milestone NASA’s EZIE mission has passed a critical review and remains on track for a launch next year….
Stunning Aurora Over Wales As Coronal Mass Ejection Arrives at Earth
On the evening of Sunday, February 26, 2023, a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) arrived at Earth just as a high-speed solar wind stream whipped through…
New Aurorae Detected on All Four of Jupiter’s Major Moons
Astronomers using W. M. Keck Observatory on Maunakea in Hawaiʻi have discovered that aurorae at visible wavelengths appear on all 4 major moons of Jupiter:…
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…
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. University of Leicester space scientists have discovered a previously unseen mechanism that powers the massive planetary aurorae at…