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A power geomagnetic storm that hit Earth on Monday created beautiful auroras that lit up the night sky during the Perseids meteor shower.

Severe Solar Storm Creates Stunning Auroras During Meteor Shower

By Frank Landymore

The same sunspot responsible for the epic geomagnetic storm earlier this month just came back into view and immediately let loose.

The Sun Just Unleashed Yet Another Fierce Solar Flare, and It’s Only Getting Started

By Frank Landymore

Jupiter's Galilean moons also having fascinating auroras like the Northern lights on Earth, but can be even more colorful and powerful.

Astronomers Spot Stunning Auroras On Jupiter’s Moons

By Frank Landymore

NASA has shared an absolutely gorgeous time lapse filmed from on board the International Space Station showing off a stunning aurora.

Space Station Captures Incredible Beautiful Auroras From Above

By Victor Tangermann

Turns out that when the Sun spits plasma at the Earth, it's actually pretty awesome.

Remember When the Sun Shot a Ball of Plasma at the Earth? It Hit and Caused a Beautiful Aurora

By Noor Al-Sibai

The aurora borealis will be visible in large swathes of the northern United States and Canada over Thursday night. Here's why they occur.

You’ll Be Able to See the Northern Lights From the United States This Week

By Victor Tangermann

There’s A New Kind of Aurora on Earth, And its Name is Steve

There’s A New Kind of Aurora on Earth, And its Name is Steve

By Claudia Geib

Digital Detox at the End of the World

Digital Detox at the End of the World

See the Northern Lights Come Alive, in Real Time

See the Northern Lights Come Alive, in Real Time