An unexpected aurora colored the skies of Canada and northern U.S. states.
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On Saint Patrick’s Day, the Suomi NPP satellite acquired a view of the aurora from above while citizen scientists were busily collecting shots from below.
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A geomagnetic storm in early October lit up the skies with northern lights that were detected by an Earth-observing satellite.
This animation shows a huge winter storm tracking across the United States between January 31 and February 2, 2011.
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A powerful, dangerous hurricane is poised to hit Mexico.
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A strong solar wind stream stirred up a display of northern lights over northern Canada.
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A satellite detected the visible light produced by electrically charged particles hitting the atmosphere—also known as the aurora australis.
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The powerful storm knocked out power across the southeast U.S., as seen by a NOAA-NASA satellite.
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