Aurora

Aurora Over Antarctica: a “Teardrop From Heaven”

"We managed to snap a few photos before Heaven realised its mistake and closed its doors." – Dr. Alexander Kumar…

12 years ago

Shimmering Aurora Australis Timelapse

Our friends in the Southern Hemisphere have been enjoying some lovely auroral displays following the Sun's recent activity. Here's a…

12 years ago

Incoming! CME On Its Way Toward Earth

As you read this, a huge cloud of charged solar particles is speeding toward our planet, a coronal mass ejection…

12 years ago

Mysterious Sounds Made by the Aurora Borealis

Caption: Swirling Aurora. Image Credit: Jason Ahrns There have been legends and folktales about sounds associated with auroae, but most…

12 years ago

Timelapse: Surprise Aurora Australis

Skywatchers in Australia were treated to unexpected beautiful views of the Aurora Australis. This timelapse is by Alex Cherney in…

13 years ago

Stunning Astrophoto: Auroral Explosion of Color

[/caption] This gorgeous and unusual aurora display was captured by Brendan Alexander from the North Coast of Donegal, Ireland. "We…

13 years ago

Grab a seat for the Celestial Lights show!

Painstakingly assembled from over 150,000 digital photos taken over the course of eight months, this stunning time-lapse video of aurora-filled…

13 years ago

Hubble Reveals Curious Auroras on Uranus

[/caption] Astronomers have finally succeeded in capturing the first Earth-based images of the curious and fleeting auroras of Uranus using…

13 years ago

Moscow At Night

[/caption] Tracing a bright star upon the Earth, the lights of Russia's capital city blaze beyond the solar panels of…

13 years ago

Sky Candy: Southern Lights Over The Indian Ocean

Time for your daily dose of awesomeness from the ISS! Here's a time-lapse video of the Aurora Australis photographed by…

13 years ago