What's the difference between a solar flare and a coronal mass ejection? And how do they lead to auroras?

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Mercury astronaut John Glenn was 77 when he returned to orbit on a short shuttle flight in 1998. But he’d been gone from NASA ...

Common in polar and sub-polar regions, auroras can sometimes be seen at lower latitudes, including recent dazzling displays as far south as Florida. If you live in the contiguous United States ...

The Northern Lights or aurora borealis may be visible in the U.S. this week due to a coronal hole and a "co-rotating ...

Auroras are natural light displays that occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and ...

A geomagnetic storm illuminated the night sky in China, producing dazzling auroras in several regions. Affected by the disappearance of a solar filament on Sunday, a geomagnetic storm occurred ...

A strong solar storm headed to Earth could produce colourful auroras in the United States on Wednesday night, according to the National Weather Service’s Space Weather Prediction Center. “The aurora ...

Over the past 24 hours, our planet has been reverberating from the impact of a powerful coronal mass ejection (CME) that struck Earth's magnetic field on April 15 — and the resulting auroras ...

Their Space Weather Prediction Center is closely tracking the situation. Normally, auroras are only visible near the Arctic or Antarctic. But this time, thanks to the strength and direction of the ...

A powerful solar storm is approaching Earth. This creates a rare chance to view the Northern Lights in many US and European areas. The storm comes from solar ejections. Scientists say the sun's ...

A rare double solar eruption fueled a spectacular display of the northern lights overnight — and more auroras could be on the way. Last weekend, two separate solar eruptions sent a pair of ...