{"id":139873,"date":"2025-01-23T02:45:51","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139873"},"modified":"2025-01-23T02:45:51","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:45:51","slug":"nasa-to-fly-rockets-into-auroras-in-alaska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=139873","title":{"rendered":"NASA to fly rockets into auroras in Alaska"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">When solar activity ramps up, so do the chances of seeing a dazzling display of the Northern Lights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><strong>FAIRBANKS, Alaska <\/strong>\u2013 This week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/nasa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NASA<\/a> aims to fire off rockets into the night sky over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/alaska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alaska<\/a> in an attempt to better understand polar auroras \u2013 more commonly known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/7-fun-facts-about-the-northern-lights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northern Lights<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/learn\/7-fun-facts-about-the-northern-lights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>7 THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT THE NORTHERN LIGHTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">If you missed out on the Northern Lights on New Year&#8217;s Eve, you&#8217;ll have another chance Wednesday night as a &#8220;severe&#8221; geomagnetic storm is now underway and could bring Aurora displays as far south as Alabama and Northern California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Like a snowflake or a fingerprint, each aurora is unique. They appear as ribbons of light, ranging over the whole color spectrum. Each event is a one-time-only light show across the night sky.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">While scientists have a general understanding of what causes polar auroras \u2013 charged particles released by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/sun\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sun<\/a>, known as solar flares, interacting with Earth&#8217;s magnetic field \u2013 they&#8217;re not sure what causes their unique movements.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Specifically, researchers at NASA want to understand why some auroras flicker, others pulsate, and others appear to have holes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/aurora-engagement-couple-gets-engaged-under-dazzling-northern-lights-show\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>COUPLE GETS ENGAGED UNDER DAZZLING NORTHERN LIGHTS SHOW<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-image featured-image-gallery\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<div class=\"slides\">\n<ul class=\"slide-container\"><input id=\"img-1\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\" checked=\"checked\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/288\/162\/watch-vivid-aurora-dances-in-sky-above-alaska-home.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/576\/324\/watch-vivid-aurora-dances-in-sky-above-alaska-home.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/720\/405\/watch-vivid-aurora-dances-in-sky-above-alaska-home.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1440\/810\/watch-vivid-aurora-dances-in-sky-above-alaska-home.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/watch-vivid-aurora-dances-in-sky-above-alaska-home.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1336\/752\/watch-vivid-aurora-dances-in-sky-above-alaska-home.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/668\/376\/watch-vivid-aurora-dances-in-sky-above-alaska-home.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"This photo shows a vivid northern lights display over a home in Alaska on Nov. 23, 2024.\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-2\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        This photo shows a vivid northern lights display over a home in Alaska on Nov. 23, 2024.<br \/>\n        <span>(Vincent Ledvina via Storyful)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-2\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/dc_aurora2-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/dc_aurora2-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/dc_aurora2-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/dc_aurora2-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/dc_aurora2-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/dc_aurora2-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/dc_aurora2-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Aurora in Washington, DC\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-1\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-3\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Aurora in Washington, DC<br \/>\n        <span>(Jonah Bryson\u00a0)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-3\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/288\/162\/rightsideup.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/576\/324\/rightsideup.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/720\/405\/rightsideup.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1440\/810\/rightsideup.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/668\/376\/rightsideup.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/1336\/752\/rightsideup.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/668\/376\/rightsideup.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"A photo of Aurora lights taken from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick.\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-2\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-4\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        A photo of Aurora lights taken from the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick.\u00a0<br \/>\n        <span>(Matthew Dominick\/NASA)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-4\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/288\/162\/img_3509-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/576\/324\/img_3509-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/720\/405\/img_3509-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1440\/810\/img_3509-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/img_3509-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/1336\/752\/img_3509-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/668\/376\/img_3509-scaled.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Aurora lights seen from Lindenhurst, New York on Oct. 10, 2024 during a severe geomagnetic storm.\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-3\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-5\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Aurora lights seen from Lindenhurst, New York on Oct. 10, 2024 during a severe geomagnetic storm.<br \/>\n        <span>(Seth Darling\/FOX Weather)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-5\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/288\/162\/nws_missoula-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/576\/324\/nws_missoula-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/720\/405\/nws_missoula-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1440\/810\/nws_missoula-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/668\/376\/nws_missoula-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1336\/752\/nws_missoula-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/668\/376\/nws_missoula-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Aurora show from Extreme Geomagnetic storm\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-4\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-6\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Northern Lights from Missoula, Montana during an extreme geomagnetic storm on May 10, 2024.<br \/>\n        <span>(NWS Missoula)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-6\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/288\/162\/aurora_Seattle1_nws-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/576\/324\/aurora_Seattle1_nws-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/720\/405\/aurora_Seattle1_nws-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1440\/810\/aurora_Seattle1_nws-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/668\/376\/aurora_Seattle1_nws-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1336\/752\/aurora_Seattle1_nws-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/668\/376\/aurora_Seattle1_nws-scaled.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Aurora show from Extreme Geomagnetic storm\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-5\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-7\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Northern Lights from Seattle during an extreme geomagnetic storm on May 10, 2024.<br \/>\n        <span>(NWS Seattle)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-7\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/288\/162\/matt_nichols_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/576\/324\/matt_nichols_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/720\/405\/matt_nichols_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1440\/810\/matt_nichols_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/668\/376\/matt_nichols_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1336\/752\/matt_nichols_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/668\/376\/matt_nichols_2.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Aurora Bioluminescence\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-6\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-8\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Purple aurora shine bright above bioluminescent seas along the north Washington coast on July 18, 2022.<br \/>\n        <span>(Mathew Nichols Photography)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-8\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/288\/162\/nichols_aurora_blue_waves.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/576\/324\/nichols_aurora_blue_waves.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/720\/405\/nichols_aurora_blue_waves.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1440\/810\/nichols_aurora_blue_waves.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/668\/376\/nichols_aurora_blue_waves.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/1336\/752\/nichols_aurora_blue_waves.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/668\/376\/nichols_aurora_blue_waves.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-7\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-9\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Purple aurora shine bright above bioluminescent seas along the north Washington coast on July 18, 2022.<br \/>\n        <span>(Mathew Nichols Photography)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-9\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/288\/162\/GettyImages-844052000.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/576\/324\/GettyImages-844052000.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/720\/405\/GettyImages-844052000.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1440\/810\/GettyImages-844052000.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" width=\"1336\" height=\"752\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/668\/376\/GettyImages-844052000.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/1336\/752\/GettyImages-844052000.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/668\/376\/GettyImages-844052000.jpeg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<p><label for=\"img-8\" class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><label for=\"img-10\" class=\"next\">next<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        Northern lights (aurora borealis) illuminate the sky over Reinfjorden in Reine, on Lofoten Islands, Arctic Circle, on September 8, 2017.<br \/>\n        <span>(Jonathan Nackstrand\/AFP)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<p><input id=\"img-10\" type=\"radio\" name=\"radio-btn\"\/> <\/p>\n<li class=\"slide\">\n<div class=\"container\"><picture class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" width=\"576\" height=\"324\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/288\/162\/GettyImages-1230281217.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/576\/324\/GettyImages-1230281217.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" width=\"1440\" height=\"810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.foxweather.com\/static.foxweather.com\/www.foxweather.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/720\/405\/GettyImages-1230281217.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, 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class=\"prev\">prev<\/label><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>\n        View of aurora borealis storm during midnight in Yellowknife, Canada.<br \/>\n        <span>(Photo by Dominic Chiu\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NASA&#8217;s Goddard Space Flight Center is flying two creatively named missions out of the Poker Flat Research Range in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/local-weather\/alaska\/fairbanks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fairbanks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The first mission, designated as &#8220;Ground Imaging to Rocket investigation of Auroral Fast Features (GIRAFF),&#8221; is aimed at firing rockets at what NASA has determined are the two distinct subtypes of aurora: &#8220;so-called fast-pulsating auroras, which flash on and off a few times a second, and the other for flickering auroras, which do so up to 15 times a second.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Each rocket is equipped with instruments that will take measurements of collisions between electrons coming from solar flares and electrons in Earth&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/atmosphere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">magnetosphere<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A second mission will fire rockets into the dark spots or &#8220;holes&#8221; in auroras to try and determine what cases them to occur.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The mission is named the Black and Diffuse Aurora Science Surveyor. According to a news release from NASA, &#8220;Its acronym will be left as an exercise to the reader.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"video-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p class=\"sub-text\">Aurora chaser and photographer Vincent Ledvina said auroras of all colors were dancing across the entire sky of Cantwell, Alaska last night. Ledvina noted the coronal mass ejection was very powerful and helped push the aurora borealis far south.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">NASA says <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/wind\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wind<\/a> conditions in Alaska will play a key role in knowing when to launch.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">According to the release, &#8220;Both teams will track the auroras via ground-based cameras at the launch site and at the down-range observatory in Venetie, Alaska, about 130 miles to the northeast along the rockets\u2019 trajectory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Aristotle made one of first scientific accounts of auroras in the 4th century, according to NASA. 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