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2mo ago

Alfvén Waves Shown to Sustain Electric Fields That Power Auroral Arcs

Multi-spacecraft observations from NASA missions revealed energy flowing into auroral acceleration regions, validating a long-sought mechanism published in Nature Communications.

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3mo ago

NOAA Issues Geomagnetic Storm Watch as Auroras Likely Reach 11 U.S. States

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4mo ago

NOAA Forecasts New Year’s Eve G1 Geomagnetic Storm, Boosting Aurora Odds Across Northern U.S. and U.K.

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6mo ago

Single-Camera Hyperspectral Method Maps Blue Aurora Peak at 200 Kilometers

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8mo ago

NOAA Forecasts G1 Geomagnetic Storms Could Bring Northern Lights to 10 U.S. States

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11mo ago

Minor Geomagnetic Storm Could Bring Northern Lights to Northern U.S. States

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11mo ago

Northern Lights Dance Over US and Canada With Stronger Storms Forecast for Saturday

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11mo ago

Geomagnetic Storm Keeps Aurora Borealis Glowing Over Northern U.S. Wednesday Night