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  2. Aurora - Wikipedia

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    The first ever extra-solar auroras were discovered in July 2015 over the brown dwarf star LSR J1835+3259. [105] The mainly red aurora was found to be a million times brighter than the northern lights, a result of the charged particles interacting with hydrogen in the atmosphere.

  3. Carrington Event - Wikipedia

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    Aurora during a geomagnetic storm that was most likely caused by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun on 24 May 2010, taken from the International Space Station. Auroras were seen around the world in the northern and southern hemispheres.

  4. January 1938 geomagnetic storm - Wikipedia

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    On January 25–26, 1938, the sky was lit up with an aurora borealis light storm, seen all across the world. The storm was identical to other storm-induced, low-latitude aurora borealis. The great aurora that was witnessed across Europe, the Americas, and Oceania had not been seen/documented in Europe since 1709, and in the Americas since 1888.

  5. Northern Lights: When will we see the Aurora Borealis in ...

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    Millions were wowed last week when the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, made a rare appearance as far south as the Gulf Coast.. Photos circulated on social media and elsewhere of the pink and ...

  6. A powerful solar storm is due to hit Earth on New Year's Eve ...

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    It had originally been expected to be a G3, but a later eruption of the sun made the storm more powerful. Auroras in La Crosse, Wisconsin on March 24, 2023. NWS La Crosse

  7. Timeline of Solar System astronomy - Wikipedia

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    c. 1750 – The three collinear Lagrange points (L1, L2, L3) were discovered by Leonhard Euler, a decade before Joseph-Louis Lagrange discovered the remaining two. [110] [111] 1752 – Benjamin Franklin conducts his kite experiment, successfully extracting sparks from a cloud, showing that lightning bolts are huge natural electrical discharges ...

  8. The northern lights could shine in Ohio on Sunday. What to ...

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    The G5 level is the most extreme level possible. The aurora borealis could become visible tonight over much of the northern half of the U.S. and could reach as far south as Alabama.

  9. Timeline of discovery of Solar System planets and their moons

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    Galileo [9] [10] discovered the Galilean moons. These satellites were the first celestial objects that were confirmed to orbit an object other than the Sun or Earth. Galileo saw Io and Europa as a single point of light on 7 January 1610; they were seen as separate bodies the following night. [11] Callisto: Jupiter IV o: 8 January 1610 p: 13 ...