#auroras — Public Fediverse posts

Voyager 2 flew past Neptune in 1989 and detected faint hints of auroras it couldn’t explain — because the magnetic field is tilted 47 degrees off the rotation axis and the auroras were glowing in entirely the wrong place
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=voyager-2-flew-past-neptune-in-1989-and-detected-faint-hints-of-auroras-it-couldnt-explain-because-the-magnetic-field-is-tilted-47-degrees-off-the-rotation-axis-and-the-auroras-were-glowing-in-entirely-the-wrong-place
<p>The James Webb Space Telescope has captured direct evidence of auroras on Neptune
#auroras #neptune #voyager #were

Voyager 2 flew past Neptune in 1989 and detected faint hints of auroras it couldn’t explain — because the magnetic field is tilted 47 degrees off the rotation axis and the auroras were glowing in entirely the wrong place
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=voyager-2-flew-past-neptune-in-1989-and-detected-faint-hints-of-auroras-it-couldnt-explain-because-the-magnetic-field-is-tilted-47-degrees-off-the-rotation-axis-and-the-auroras-were-glowing-in-entirely-the-wrong-place
<p>The James Webb Space Telescope has captured direct evidence of auroras on Neptune
#auroras #neptune #voyager #were

👹🔴 Researchers from #Hokkaido University and the #Okinawa Institute of #Science and #Technology analyzed five auroral events over #Japan from June 2024 to March 2025, combining satellite #data with #photos from citizen skywatchers.

They found that red #auroras reached unusually high altitudes (500-800 km) during #storms previously classified as moderate, suggesting #solar activity may be stronger than standard measurements indicate. The findings have practical implications for #satellites in low #Earth orbit, because heated upper #atmosphere expands and creates extra drag on #spacecraft.

👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260521072359.htm

#weather #magnetosphere #science #geophysics #space #ionosphere

👹🔴 Researchers from #Hokkaido University and the #Okinawa Institute of #Science and #Technology analyzed five auroral events over #Japan from June 2024 to March 2025, combining satellite #data with #photos from citizen skywatchers.

They found that red #auroras reached unusually high altitudes (500-800 km) during #storms previously classified as moderate, suggesting #solar activity may be stronger than standard measurements indicate. The findings have practical implications for #satellites in low #Earth orbit, because heated upper #atmosphere expands and creates extra drag on #spacecraft.

👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260521072359.htm

#weather #magnetosphere #science #geophysics #space #ionosphere

👹🔴 Researchers from #Hokkaido University and the #Okinawa Institute of #Science and #Technology analyzed five auroral events over #Japan from June 2024 to March 2025, combining satellite #data with #photos from citizen skywatchers.

They found that red #auroras reached unusually high altitudes (500-800 km) during #storms previously classified as moderate, suggesting #solar activity may be stronger than standard measurements indicate. The findings have practical implications for #satellites in low #Earth orbit, because heated upper #atmosphere expands and creates extra drag on #spacecraft.

👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260521072359.htm

#weather #magnetosphere #science #geophysics #space #ionosphere

👹🔴 Researchers from #Hokkaido University and the #Okinawa Institute of #Science and #Technology analyzed five auroral events over #Japan from June 2024 to March 2025, combining satellite #data with #photos from citizen skywatchers.

They found that red #auroras reached unusually high altitudes (500-800 km) during #storms previously classified as moderate, suggesting #solar activity may be stronger than standard measurements indicate. The findings have practical implications for #satellites in low #Earth orbit, because heated upper #atmosphere expands and creates extra drag on #spacecraft.

👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260521072359.htm

#weather #magnetosphere #science #geophysics #space #ionosphere

👹🔴 Researchers from #Hokkaido University and the #Okinawa Institute of #Science and #Technology analyzed five auroral events over #Japan from June 2024 to March 2025, combining satellite #data with #photos from citizen skywatchers.

They found that red #auroras reached unusually high altitudes (500-800 km) during #storms previously classified as moderate, suggesting #solar activity may be stronger than standard measurements indicate. The findings have practical implications for #satellites in low #Earth orbit, because heated upper #atmosphere expands and creates extra drag on #spacecraft.

👉 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260521072359.htm

#weather #magnetosphere #science #geophysics #space #ionosphere

Auroras over Australia look like sci-fi from space | Space photo of the day for May 15, 2026
https://atlas.whatip.xyz/post.php?slug=auroras-over-australia-look-like-sci-fi-from-space-space-photo-of-the-day-for-may-15-2026
<p>An astronaut aboard the ISS captured the brilliant green and pink glow.</p>
#australia #auroras #space #photo

Japanese researchers review 800-year-old records to better understand solar events ☀️
#auroras #trees #carbon #science

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/04/10/japan/science-health/fujiwara-no-teika-diary-solar-storms/?utm_medium=social&utm_type=image&utm_source=linkedin#Echobox=1775812492

🌍✨ The #Artemis II crew shared high-resolution #photography of #Earth as they travel toward the #moon. Commander Reid Wiseman and mission specialists from #NASA and the #CSA captured images showing the #planet framed by simultaneous #auroras and zodiacal light. They're the first crewed deep-space #photos of these natural phenomena in over 50 years.

👉 https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5773282/artemis-ii-nasa-photos

#space #astronomy #orion #exploration #science

Northern lights may be visible in 9 US states tonight

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.space.com/stargazing/auroras/northern-lights-visible-9-states-tonight-march-13

✨🔭 New observations of #Ganymede 🌖reveal a surprising similarity between the #auroras 🌌 on the #SolarSystem's largest #moon and those on #Earth 🌍. A team of space physicists has obtained new results suggesting that the fundamental physical processes that generate auroras are common to different celestial bodies.

🌍 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400351529_Juno's_high-spatial-resolution_ultraviolet_observations_of_Ganymede's_auroral_patches_Constraints_on_the_magnetospheric_source_region

#auroq #SpacePhysics #Jupiter #PlasmaPhysics #Juno #JunoSpacecraft #magnetosphere

Thanks @Umbertogaetani for sharing 🙏 https://mastodon.uno/@Umbertogaetani/116113873863038999

✨🔭 New observations of #Ganymede 🌖reveal a surprising similarity between the #auroras 🌌 on the #SolarSystem's largest #moon and those on #Earth 🌍. A team of space physicists has obtained new results suggesting that the fundamental physical processes that generate auroras are common to different celestial bodies.

🌍 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400351529_Juno's_high-spatial-resolution_ultraviolet_observations_of_Ganymede's_auroral_patches_Constraints_on_the_magnetospheric_source_region

#auroq #SpacePhysics #Jupiter #PlasmaPhysics #Juno #JunoSpacecraft #magnetosphere

Thanks @Umbertogaetani for sharing 🙏 https://mastodon.uno/@Umbertogaetani/116113873863038999

✨🔭 New observations of #Ganymede 🌖reveal a surprising similarity between the #auroras 🌌 on the #SolarSystem's largest #moon and those on #Earth 🌍. A team of space physicists has obtained new results suggesting that the fundamental physical processes that generate auroras are common to different celestial bodies.

🌍 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400351529_Juno's_high-spatial-resolution_ultraviolet_observations_of_Ganymede's_auroral_patches_Constraints_on_the_magnetospheric_source_region

#auroq #SpacePhysics #Jupiter #PlasmaPhysics #Juno #JunoSpacecraft #magnetosphere

Thanks @Umbertogaetani for sharing 🙏 https://mastodon.uno/@Umbertogaetani/116113873863038999

✨🔭 New observations of #Ganymede 🌖reveal a surprising similarity between the #auroras 🌌 on the #SolarSystem's largest #moon and those on #Earth 🌍. A team of space physicists has obtained new results suggesting that the fundamental physical processes that generate auroras are common to different celestial bodies.

🌍 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400351529_Juno's_high-spatial-resolution_ultraviolet_observations_of_Ganymede's_auroral_patches_Constraints_on_the_magnetospheric_source_region

#auroq #SpacePhysics #Jupiter #PlasmaPhysics #Juno #JunoSpacecraft #magnetosphere

Thanks @Umbertogaetani for sharing 🙏 https://mastodon.uno/@Umbertogaetani/116113873863038999

✨🔭 New observations of #Ganymede 🌖reveal a surprising similarity between the #auroras 🌌 on the #SolarSystem's largest #moon and those on #Earth 🌍. A team of space physicists has obtained new results suggesting that the fundamental physical processes that generate auroras are common to different celestial bodies.

🌍 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/400351529_Juno's_high-spatial-resolution_ultraviolet_observations_of_Ganymede's_auroral_patches_Constraints_on_the_magnetospheric_source_region

#auroq #SpacePhysics #Jupiter #PlasmaPhysics #Juno #JunoSpacecraft #magnetosphere

Thanks @Umbertogaetani for sharing 🙏 https://mastodon.uno/@Umbertogaetani/116113873863038999

https://www.europesays.com/uk/774790/ Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada #Auroras #EarthObservatory #Environment #Science #SuomiNPP(SuomiNationalPolarOrbitingPartnership) #UK #UnitedKingdom #VisibleInfraredImagingRadiometerSuite(VIIRS)

Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada

Although the aurora borealis, or northern lights, is most often observed in March and September, it can appear…
#NewsBeep #News #Space #auroras #EarthObservatory #Science #SuomiNPP(SuomiNationalPolar-orbitingPartnership) #UK #UnitedKingdom #VisibleInfraredImagingRadiometerSuite(VIIRS)
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/433950/

https://www.europesays.com/ie/345132/ Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada #Auroras #EarthObservatory #Éire #IE #Ireland #Science #Space #SuomiNPP(SuomiNationalPolarOrbitingPartnership) #VisibleInfraredImagingRadiometerSuite(VIIRS)

Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada

Although the aurora borealis, or northern lights, is most often observed in March and September, it can appear…
#Iceland #IS #Europe #Europa #EU #auroras #EarthObservatory #iceland #island #SuomiNPP(SuomiNationalPolar-orbitingPartnership) #VisibleInfraredImagingRadiometerSuite(VIIRS)
https://www.europesays.com/2789645/

Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada https://www.byteseu.com/1811977/ #auroras #Canada #EarthObservatory #SuomiNPP(SuomiNationalPolarOrbitingPartnership) #VisibleInfraredImagingRadiometerSuite(VIIRS)

Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/northern-glow-spans-iceland-and-canada/ #NASA #Auroras #EarthObservatory #SuomiNPPSuomiNationalPolarOrbitingPartnership #VisibleInfraredImagingRadiometerSuiteVIIRS

Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/northern-glow-spans-iceland-and-canada/ #NASA #Auroras #EarthObservatory #SuomiNPPSuomiNationalPolarOrbitingPartnership #VisibleInfraredImagingRadiometerSuiteVIIRS

Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/northern-glow-spans-iceland-and-canada/ #NASA #Auroras #EarthObservatory #SuomiNPPSuomiNationalPolarOrbitingPartnership #VisibleInfraredImagingRadiometerSuiteVIIRS

Northern Glow Spans Iceland and Canada https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/northern-glow-spans-iceland-and-canada/ #NASA #Auroras #EarthObservatory #SuomiNPPSuomiNationalPolarOrbitingPartnership #VisibleInfraredImagingRadiometerSuiteVIIRS