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When it comes to auroras, pink is the new white, astronaut says | On the ISS this week June 16 – 20, 2025

With the arrival of a visiting crew still delayed, science and maintenance work on board the International Space Station continued…

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Friday the 13th solar storm could bring auroras to 18 US states this weekend

Skywatchers in up to 18 U.S. states could witness auroras in the coming days as a “moderate” geomagnetic storm rocks…

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Incredible auroras delight stargazers in New Zealand photo of the day for June 2, 2025

The aurora australis, or “southern lights,” were on full display on June 1, 2025, as spectators outside Christchurch, New Zealand…

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‘This has left us scratching our heads’: Astronomers flummoxed by James Webb telescope’s view of ‘impossible’ auroras on Jupiter

On Christmas Day in 2023, scientists trained the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on Jupiter’s auroras and captured a dazzling…

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JWST watches auroras on Jupiter glow hundreds of times brighter than those on Earth (video)

The James Webb Space Telescope has observed glowing auroras on Jupiter like never before. Scientists pointed the James Webb Space…

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It’s been one year since the most intense solar storm in decades created worldwide auroras. What have we learned?

I’ll never forget the night of May 10, 2024. I remember having dinner with a friend and talking about the…

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Auroras could spice up April’s Full Pink ‘micromoon’ this weekend

Aurora chasers and night sky enthusiasts get ready – the stars could align for you to have quite the cosmic…

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Sun unleashes powerful M5.6 solar flare and Earth is in the firing line — are auroras incoming?

The sun has once again unleashed a powerful solar flare, continuing its streak of intense activity. On April 1, at…

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We’ve spotted auroras on Neptune for the first time

Green blotches show where auroras light up Neptune’s skies NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI, Heidi Hammel (AURA), Henrik Melin (Northumbria University),…

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Coast-to-coast auroras possible in the US tonight as Earth clashes with a ‘coronal hole’ on the sun

The Northern Lights could be visible as far south as New York and Idaho tonight due to a “coronal hole”…

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