causing them to become “excited” before releasing light particles, producing the colorful displays of the aurora borealis. NASA’s forecasts suggest an increase in auroral activity will ...

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Aurora borealis displays achieved a 500-year peak in 2024, the agency said, as the strongest geomagnetic storm in the last two decades affected Earth last May, pulling the northern lights as far ...