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Jupiter hosts the brightest and most spectacular auroras in the Solar System. Near its poles, these shimmering lights offer a…
An astronaut captured a moonrise—and much more—in a series of photos taken from the International Space Station.
NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission is cleared to begin its 16-month-long science mission after team members collected “first…
In the heart of Alaska’s winter, where the night sky stretches endlessly and the aurora dances across the sky in…
One year on, NASA scientists are still making huge discoveries about the largest geomagnetic storm to hit Earth in two…
NASA’s EZIE (Electrojet Zeeman Imaging Explorer) mission has taken its first measurements. These “first light” observations show that EZIE is poised to reveal crucial details…
(Grades 9-12+) In this 5E high school lesson, students learn about aurora, how they form, and the different phases they…
(Grades 6-8) In this 5E middle school lesson, students explore why our planet has a magnetic field (and why other…
(Grades 9-12+) A 5E lesson for high school students which allows them to investigate the question of what causes aurora.
