Stunning Close-Up View of the Most Active Sunspot That Caused Auroras in May Captured [Watch]

Medicine & Technology Jun 03, 2024

Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy shared amazing footage of sunspot AR3697 where plasma loops appeared to be dancing. Continue reading to know the full story and watch the video.

Powerful Solar Storm Lights Up Skies for 2 Nights in a Row Over the Weekend Without Major Power Disruptions

May 13, 2024

Sun released powerful solar storms that resulted in colorful auroras over the weekend. Continue reading to know the full story.

NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Captures Planet-Wide Aurora Lights Rippling Across the Atmosphere of Mars

May 02, 2024

NASA Mars imagery captures global aurora light shows covering the entire red planet. Check this article to learn more.

James Webb Space Telescope to Investigate Auroras at Distant Planets Saturn, Uranus

Mar 22, 2024

James Webb Space Telescope will investigate the spectacular light shows in Saturn and Uranus. Continue reading to learn the full story.

What Is Steve? Green, Purple Lights in the Northern Hemisphere Misidentified As Auroras

Nov 30, 2023

Steve is different from auroras and is closer to the equator. Continue reading to learn more about these green and purple lights.

Auroras With Strange Behavior Captured in the Night Sky; What Caused Them to Pulsate and Tear Apart?

May 22, 2023

Sky gazers were puzzled by unusual blobs of northern lights were spotted across the night sky in Europe after a solar storm event. Find out more in this article.

Jupiter Experiencing Energy Crisis for Decades, Global Heat Maps Created to Study the Problem

Aug 13, 2021

Researchers have been figuring out decades of the energy crisis that’s taking place in Jupiter. They found that aurora is causing the problem.

Dazzling Auroras on Jupiter? New Study Tries to Explain Phenomenon

Apr 11, 2021

A new study gives fresh insight into the breathtaking auroras observed on Jupiter's polar caps.

Intense Solar Activity Is Bringing the Northern Lights To the United States

Sep 27, 2020

Solar activity, particularly due to the new solar cycle, is causing intense movement in Earth's atmosphere. This means that the Northern Lights will be visible south of Canada, in states such as Minnesota, Iowa, and Michigan.

NASA Orbiter Detects Ultraviolet Auroras on Mars

Mar 19, 2015

It's only been a day since skywatchers around the world were treated to a particularly energetic display of auroras because of an intense geomagnetic storm, but researchers have announced that NASA's MAVEN mission has observed auroras on Mars as well, only they are in energetic ultraviolet wavelengths instead of visible light.

Ash, Auroras or Clouds—What Could this Strange Martian Plume Be?

Feb 17, 2015

Covered round-the-clock by rovers and orbiters, researchers know a lot about Mars and its vast desolate plains. Yet, some mysteries remain. Of course, researchers with major space agencies continue to look for evidence of life and of conditions hospitable to support possible manned missions, but even more so researchers are interested in the anomalies above the surface.