Credit: Christopher Perry/NASA/Tribune News Service via Getty Images NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras to help study the unique ribbons of light that dance across the Alaskan ...

NASA rockets to study auroral pulsations and flickers in Alaska GIRAFF mission examines fast-pulsating and flickering auroras Black auroras linked to electron reversals explored by new mission ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – This week, NASA aims to fire off rockets into the night sky over Alaska in an attempt to better understand polar auroras – more commonly known as the Northern Lights.

NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras and study the unique ribbons of light that dance across the Alaskan night sky. NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras to help ...

In an attempt to identify the circumstances under which auroras occur, a second mission will shoot rockets into the "holes" or dark areas in the auroras, as quoted in a report by Fox Weather. The ...

Two NASA rockets to explore auroras over Alaska Focus on flickering lights and "black auroras" Precision launches timed with auroral activity ...

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Two NASA rocket missions are taking to the Alaskan skies in hopes of discovering why some auroras flicker, others pulsate, and still others are riddled with holes. Understanding these peculiar ...

known as solar flares, interacting with Earth's magnetic field – they're not sure what causes their unique movements. Specifically, researchers at NASA want to understand why some auroras flicker, ...