NASA rocket to conduct 'CT scan' of Northern Lights to help understand auroral electricity

NASA is launching a rocket mission from Alaska as early as Saturday to study and help understand electrical circuitry ...

X-Class Solar Flares Raise Chance Of Northern Lights On Thursday

In a dramatic escalation of solar activity, the sun has unleashed an X8.3 flare — 2026’s strongest yet — causing radio ...

Rockets to study Aurora lights? NASA plans to Launch sound rocket for CT scan of Northern Lights

NASA will launch a rocket to study Aurora lights. The mission will launch from Alaska’s Poker Flat Research Range. Two ...
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NASA to launch rockets into auroras to study electric currents

NASA plans to launch rockets into Alaska's northern lights, aiming to map hidden electric currents and enhance our ...

How to watch the northern lights from these states tonight

NOAA forecasters expect more solar flares and ongoing geomagnetic activity throughout the rest of the month and early March ...

See it: NASA captures strong X-class solar flare from Sun, Potential for enhanced auroras

The Sun released a strong solar flare on Tuesday, Feb. 3, following several eruptions in the preceding days, prompting ...

The sun lit up with a stunning display. Are northern lights next?

A new sunspot group has quickly grown and is spewing out the most intense type of solar flare. Effects on Earth are forecast ...

NASA is conducting CT scan of auroras, will fly rockets into them!

NASA is on a mission to scan the Northern Lights and fly rockets straight into them to uncover what actually happens inside ...

Why there could be strong Northern Lights shows this week

In the past few days, Nasa has spotted four powerful solar flares being emitted from the Sun, into space. Find out more here.

Interactive: Why auroras are surging during one of the weakest solar cycles in 126 years

Have you been wondering why the northern lights are suddenly all over social media — and in the news? Noticed an unusually ...

Can you see Northern Lights on other planets? Know what NASA has found

When people speak of the northern lights, they are typically referring to Earth’s spectacular display of aurora borealis: ...

Why do the Northern Lights keep appearing?

"The reason we are seeing them so far south and with so much intensity is that as the sun reaches its maximum activity it produces the most powerful and frequent geomagnetic storms, and if they are ...