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Aurora alert: Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights across US and Europe tonight
Northern lights could be visible over mid-latitudes across the US and Europe tonight, Sept. 16. A geomagnetic storm watch has been issued by NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center.
Hot 'Salsa:' European satellite burns up in landmark controlled reentry (photo)
The European Space Agency's Salsa satellite safely deorbited on Sunday (Sept. 8) over a hand-picked region of the South Pacific Ocean.
'A lot has changed': NOAA is rewriting the book on how to rank solar storms
NOAA is researching how to update its Space Weather Scales and how it can better communicate its space weather forecasts with the public and government agencies.
Colossal X-class solar flare erupts from 'rule-breaking' sunspot and Earth is in the firing line (video)
Watch a colossal X-class solar flare erupt from the sun's highly magnetized 'rule-breaking' sunspot.
Rare display of northern lights and Perseid meteor shower delights skywatchers worldwide (photos, video)
Witness the rare convergence of the Perseid meteor shower and the northern lights in these stunning photos from skywatchers worldwide.
The sun fires off 2 powerful X flares in less than 2 hours (video, photo)
Add another pair of strong solar flares to the sun's list this year, as two X-class flares erupted on Monday morning (Aug. 5).
Astrophotographer captures stunning views of northern lights and STEVE during brief encounter (photos, video)
See the northern lights and elusive STEVE light up the skies above Manitoba, Canada in these stunning photos and footage captured by astrophotographer Justin Anderson.
Northern lights delight as 'cannibal' solar storm triggers auroras across US and Canada (photos)
A cannibal coronal mass ejection triggered impressive northern lights displays across the US and Canada. We've rounded up some of the best photos here.
