Northern Lights Dazzle U.S. Skies After Powerful Solar Storm
10 days ago
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- Auroras were visible across the U.S., including unusually southern locations like Indiana, New Jersey, northern California, Florida, and Texas.
- The southern lights (aurora australis) were also seen in parts of Australia.
- The auroras were caused by a severe geomagnetic storm from recent solar activity, specifically coronal mass ejections (CMEs).
- Geomagnetic storm conditions are expected to continue at a lower level, with potential auroras visible in more northern regions soon.
- Auroras are part of space weather, which can also disrupt technology like satellites and power grids.
- The current space weather delayed the launch of a Blue Origin rocket carrying NASA spacecraft to study space weather at Mars.
- People are encouraged to submit aurora observations to the volunteer project Aurorasaurus to help scientists study these phenomena.