Daisy Dobrijevic joined Space.com in February 2022 having previously worked for our sister publication All About Space magazine as a staff writer. Before joining us, Daisy completed an editorial internship with the BBC Sky at Night Magazine and worked at the National Space Centre in Leicester, U.K.
'The most incredible display of aurora I've ever seen in my 20 years of flying'. Pilot captures historic northern lights show from 37,000 feet Northern lights may be visible in 10 states Jan. 20 as Earth's magnetic field 'rings like a bell' after CME impactContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsSign up to our monthly entertainment newsletter to keep up with all our coverage of the latest sci-fi and space movies, tv shows, games and books.
Discover this week's must-see night sky events, moon phases, and stunning astrophotos. Sign up for our skywatching newsletter and explore the universe with us!Space.com's Sci-Fi Reader's Club. Read a sci-fi short story every month and join a virtual community of fellow science fiction fans!lit up skies across the U.S. as a series of powerful geomagnetic storms sparked auroras far beyond their usual polar limits. From North America to northern Europe, skywatchers were treated to a dazzling show. The burst of activity came as Earth was hit by a complex wave of solar energy, delivering a one-two punch from multiple coronal mass ejections alongside a fast stream of, setting the stage for widespread aurora sightings. We've rounded up some of this weekend's best northern lights photos and videos below.Aurora alert! Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois tonightPhotographer Hasan Akbas captured this stunning aurora show from Fairbanks, Alaska, on March 20. An aurora corona or"crown" appears when the northern lights appear directly overhead.Auroras captured from Fairbanks, Alaska.Aurora chaser Hunter Fowkes had a great show from Cheyenne, Wyoming, on March 20 at around 1:30 a.m. "Before the Aurora tried to rival the brightness of the sun at 1:30 am last night, stout pillars during the opening phase of a substorm," Fowkes wrote in aContact me with news and offers from other Future brandsBefore the Aurora tried to rival the brightness of the sun at 1:30 am last night, stout pillars during the opening phase of a substorm north of Cheyenne, Wyoming last night. This was still extremely bright. pic.twitter.com/WaGu2W613fNorthern lights may be visible in 18 states tonight and over the weekendwas treated to a truly dreamy scene as he captured faint pink auroras breaking through a hazy sky above the Giant's Causeway, Northern Ireland. When I first arrived at the Causeway on Friday evening, the earlier CME hadn't really done much to the Earth's magnetic field, but I was just about to pick up faint aurora camera-only through the humid haze of the sky. 20/0/26, 20:50 UTC, Giant's Causeway pic.twitter.com/dLV7W6QRSZThe show wasn't limited to folks in the Northern Hemisphere; down under, skywatchers got a stunning display of aurora australis or southern lights.While the weekend's geomagnetic activity is beginning to wind down, the show may not be completely over yet. Minor to moderate storm conditions could linger into March 23, according to themagazine as a staff writer. Before joining us, Daisy completed an editorial internship with the BBC Sky at Night Magazine and worked at thein Leicester, U.K., where she enjoyed communicating space science to the public. In 2021, Daisy completed a PhD in plant physiology and also holds a Master's in Environmental Science, she is currently based in Nottingham, U.K. Daisy is passionate about all things space, with a penchant for solar activity and space weather. She has a strong interest in astrotourism and loves nothing more than a good northern lights chase!Auroras
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