Northern Lights Put on Dazzling Show
Dec 10, 2024
The aurora borealis, or northern lights, fill the sky early Sunday, March 17, 2013, above the Holy Assumption of the Virgin Mary Russian Orthodox church in Kenai, Alaska. The bright display at times filled the sky. (AP Photo/M. Scott Moon) A massive eruption on the sun Friday at Earth that sparked a geomagnetic storm and boosted aurora displays over the weekend. The sun eruption sent a wave of solar particles streaking toward Earth at about 900 miles per second, according...