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A spectacular cosmic alignment brought Mars, a star cluster, and vibrant northern lights together over Sweden's night sky. The celestial show happened when solar particles triggered one of nature's most beautiful phenomena.
A new satellite just filmed something no one on Earth can ever see: a complete auroral oval during daylight hours. The breakthrough footage reveals how wild and turbulent these space weather events really are.
From her SpaceX capsule high above Earth, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir filmed a breathtaking display of the Southern Lights snaking across Antarctica after a powerful solar event. The stunning aurora put on an unforgettable show for the crew stationed aboard the International Space Station.
NASA astronaut Jessica Meir filmed a breathtaking timelapse of the Southern Lights dancing above Antarctica from her SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The stunning aurora was triggered by recent solar activity, giving us a front-row seat to one of nature's most spectacular light shows.
Norwegian singer Aurora joined forces with Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands to create Tomora, a surprise collaboration that lit up Coachella and celebrates 90s dance music. Their debut album "Come Closer" proves that cross-generational musical partnerships can create something fresh and joyful.
NASA's James Webb Space Telescope just captured the most detailed 3D view ever of Uranus' upper atmosphere, revealing how its bizarre tilted magnetic field creates sweeping auroras unlike anywhere else in our solar system. The findings could help us understand distant planets beyond our own cosmic neighborhood.
Researchers discovered why some northern lights form stunning wave patterns across the sky. The breakthrough came from lucky timing when military and NASA spacecraft captured the same aurora from different angles.
A photographer in southern Brazil captured a stunning aurora, a sight almost never seen so far from the poles. The fleeting purple-red glow appeared during a powerful geomagnetic storm, fulfilling the photographer's longtime dream.
Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui filmed a breathtaking aurora dancing across Earth during one of the decade's largest solar storms. His joy came from imagining people smiling as they watched the cosmic light show he captured.