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I saw the northern lights during the historic solar storm. I was surprised by how misleading the photos are.

Mon, 05/13/2024 - 18:57

purple starry sky above treetops — Some of my pictures turned out purple for some reason.
Morgan McFall-Johnsen

Science, northern-lights, aurora-borealis, solar-storm, Sun, photography, san-francisco

10 photos of the Northern Lights dazzling in the night sky across the US and Europe caused by massive geomagnetic storm

Sat, 05/11/2024 - 08:06

You can see the Northern Lights in Alaska. — You can see the Northern Lights in Alaska.
CNaene/Getty Images

Science, northern-lights, aurora-borealis, UK, Europe, Germany, Spain

Earth is bracing for a 'severe' geomagnetic storm and it probably won't be the last for this year

Fri, 05/10/2024 - 17:09

solar ejections — We're entering solar maximum, a period of heightened solar activity that could cause more auroras, power outages, and communication blackouts.
All About Space Magazine/Getty Images

Science, solar-maximum, solar-cycle, Sunspot, geomagnetic-storm, aurora-borealis, power-outage

NASA video shows the sun just blasted out 4 eruptions at the same time. The rare event may have sent plasma hurtling toward Earth.

Wed, 04/24/2024 - 12:52

blue telescope view of the sun in space with pink arrows pointing to three bright spots and one darker spot with wavy lines — Eruptions appeared in four spots on the sun at the same time.
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory

Science, Sun, solar-flares, Eruptions, space-weather, aurora-borealis, northern-lights

The equinox might fuel powerful Northern Lights by creating 'holes' in Earth's magnetic field

Fri, 03/15/2024 - 15:29

Auroras seen above a lighthouse. — The northern lights in Whitley Bay, England April 24, 2023.
Owen Humphreys/PA Images via Getty Images

Science, northern-lights, aurora-borealis, Skywatching, stargazing, Sun, March

A powerful solar eruption headed for Earth could trigger a strong geomagnetic storm by Friday and stunning aurora across Canada

Thu, 11/30/2023 - 17:14

Solar flare seen on sun taken by NOAA satellites. — A large solar flare erupted from the sun earlier this week generating a powerful explosion directed toward Earth.
NOAA Satellites

Science, speed-desk, aurora-borealis, geomagnetic-storm, solar-flares, northern-lights, Space

Photos show the Northern Lights appeared as far south as Texas on Sunday from a double eruption on the sun. Auroras could become more common as solar activity nears its peak.

Mon, 11/06/2023 - 16:27

A picture from Riverton's national weather service in Wyoming shows purple and green northern lights shining behind a spherical structure in the foreground. — A picture of the northern lights spotted in Riverton, Wyoming.
NWS Riverton

Science, speed-desk, northern-lights, aurora, aurora-borealis, Texas, Space

A giant eruption covered 'over half the sun,' then crashed into Earth nearly 12 hours earlier than forecast

Tue, 09/19/2023 - 18:31

sun solar surface side by side images left shows the full orange disk with a giant loop of plasma circled and a green arrow pointing to that loop on the right in a purple close-up — This filament formed on the sun, then erupted to send solar material speeding toward Earth.
NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory

Science, Sun, solar-storms, coronal-mass-ejection, plasma, space-weather, aurora-borealis

A giant eruption from the sun could bring the Northern Lights as far south as New York, Chicago, and Portland overnight Monday and early Tuesday

Mon, 09/18/2023 - 17:33

ribbons of green pink purple northern lights stretch across the night sky above homes and lights of a sprawling town — Northern Lights, also called aurora borealis, dance in the sky over Tromso, Norway.
NTB/Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/Reuters

Science, northern-lights, aurora-borealis, Sun, NASA, solar-storms, Colorado

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