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‘Incredible’: Photographer describes images of auroras over Maine
How NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades
Strong geomagnetic storm reaches Earth, continues through weekend
Jaw-dropping northern lights from massive solar flares amaze skywatchers around the world. 'We have a very rare ...
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Formerly TwitterVincent Ledvina
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Did you get to experience the most intense geomagnetic event in over 20 years? Whether you saw, photographed the aurora or noticed something strange with geolocalisation services or power during the 10-13 May 2024 geomagnetic storm, we are interested in hearing about it!
We (the… pic.twitter.com/b5x4hrORFm
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Dr. Amber Straughn (she/her/hers)
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This is a great read! How @NASA Tracked the Most Intense Solar Storm in Decades ☀️ "We’ll be studying this event for years. It will help us test the limits of our models and understanding of solar storms." - Teresa Nieves-Chinchilla science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/how-nasa-tracked-the-most-intense-solar-storm-in-decades/
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Curious about how the recent G5 geomagnetic storm compared to other historical events? pic.twitter.com/zCsHPYGkXz
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Stennis Space Center
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See how @NASA tracked the most intense solar storm to reach Earth in 20 years, which produced possibly one of the strongest displays of auroras on record in the past 500 years: go.nasa.gov/4bkMu2x
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