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Mysterious Skyglow 'STEVE' May Have Been Lurking in an Aurora on Labor DayScientists are analyzing data from the Labor Day auroral light show to find out if a phenomenon known as STEVE was part of the picture.
By Stephanie Pappas Last updated
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'STEVE' descends on North America after surprise solar stormA surprise solar storm bashed Earth on Aug. 7 and 8, triggering an appearance of the mysterious glowing phenomenon called STEVE.
By Brandon Specktor Last updated
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Do extraterrestrial auroras occur on other planets?Auroras don't just exist on Earth. Here's what we know about auroras on other planets in the solar system.
By Joanna Thompson Published
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Shimmering 'night spiral' captured above Hawaii is actually a dying SpaceX rocketThe descent looked like a 'flying whirlpool' over Hawaii.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Stunning aurora glow above Iceland after 'dead' sunspot eruptsA sunspot that "awoke from the dead" last week triggered stunning aurora above Iceland.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Sudden eruption from 'dead' sunspot could bring auroras as far south as New YorkAfter a dead sunspot hurled a ball of plasma toward Earth earlier this week, medium-sized auroras may stretch even farther south than usual.
By Elizabeth Howell Published
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Chinese rocket photobombs aurora with spinning orb of lightA spinning orb of light that slowly moved across the sky in Alaska on March 29 was actually frozen fuel left by a Chinese rocket, according to experts.
By Harry Baker Published
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'Cannibal' coronal mass ejection will hit Earth at nearly 2 million mph, scientists sayThe giant solar flare is a combination of two massive ejections from the sun's surface.
By Ben Turner Published
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NASA set to launch 2 rockets into the northern lightsResearchers plan to launch two rockets into the heart of the northern lights. Here's what they might find.
By Stephanie Pappas Published
