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Powerful Mother's Day geomagnetic storm created radio-disrupting bubbles in Earth's upper atmosphereResearchers have provided some new insights about the powerful geomagnetic storm that flared up last Mother's Day, after a big solar storm hit Earth.
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James Webb telescope reveals 'impossible' auroras on JupiterScientists looked at Jupiter's massive auroras using the James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes — and found a mystery they can't fully explain.
By Skyler Ware Published
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Scientists finally know how long a day on Uranus isAn 11-year Hubble study has finally revealed how long a day lasts on Uranus.
By Skyler Ware Published
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NASA launches rockets into auroras, creating breathtaking lights in Alaskan skies (photos)The sounding rockets released vapor tracers and pressure sensors at different altitudes across central and northern Alaska during a sudden auroral substorm.
By Samantha Mathewson Published
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James Webb telescope captures auroras on Neptune for first time everThe James Webb Space Telescope has successfully detected auroras on Neptune for the first time ever, finishing a job that NASA's Voyager 2 probe began decades ago.
By Skyler Ware Published
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Auroras possible in a dozen US states tonight as 'coronal hole' unleashes particle storm on EarthAuroras are possible over the U.S. tonight (March 25) as a "moderate" geomagnetic storm hits Earth.
By Skyler Ware Last updated
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Gigantic 500,000-mile 'hole' in the sun's atmosphere aims aurora-sparking solar wind at Earth (photo)The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor geomagnetic activity on Jan. 31.
By Daisy Dobrijevic Published
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New NASA robot with X-ray vision will watch Earth 'breathing' from the moonNASA's LEXI instrument is set to land on the moon's surface sometime this month. Using X-ray sensors, the device will watch Earth's atmosphere "breathing out and breathing in" to uncover key space weather mysteries.
By Ben Turner Published
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Intense solar storm opens '2-way highway' for charged particles, sparking rare auroras on the sunLast year, Earth spewed charged particles into the sun in a rare cosmic event that has surprised scientists.
By Sharmila Kuthunur Published
