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Auroras
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Auroras, often called the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), are colorful, dynamic, and often visually delicate…

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The Atmosphere… After Dark!
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Discover the wonders of the night sky! Learn how Earth's atmosphere transforms after dark, setting the stage for breathtaking phenomena…

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NASA Rockets to Fly Through Flickering, Vanishing Auroras
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UPDATE Feb. 11, 2025: The second rocket of the GIRAFF mission launched on Saturday, Feb. 8, at 11:35 p.m. Alaska…

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Red and Green Aurora Move Through Earth’s Atmosphere
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Peering through the window of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick captured this image on Oct. 7,…

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How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades
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May 2024 has already proven to be a particularly stormy month for our Sun. During the first full week of…

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Sun Series: Bonus: Dispatches from the Path of Totality
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On April 8, 2024, North America experienced its last total solar eclipse until the 2040s. As the Moon’s shadow fell…

Sun Series: Soaring Toward the Sun
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For the first time, a NASA spacecraft is flying through the Sun's atmosphere. Nour Raouafi, project scientist for Parker Solar…

Sun Series: What is Space Weather?
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From Earth, the Sun can seem steady and predictable. But when you look at our star close up, there’s a…