{"id":792029,"date":"2024-12-16T13:05:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=792029"},"modified":"2024-12-16T13:05:09","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T18:05:09","slug":"dazzling-auroras-lit-up-the-skies-in-2024-and-we-may-see-more-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=792029","title":{"rendered":"Dazzling auroras lit up the skies in 2024 and we may see more in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">In May, auroras turned the night sky amazing colours in Tucson, Arizona<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Sean Parker<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>Seeing the northern lights, or aurora borealis, typically requires travelling to frosty climes as far north as Norway or Iceland, but this year they have been visible in London, southern Europe and even Mexico. There were two big light shows, in May and October. While the October event was a result of a straightforward solar storm, scientists are puzzled about the storm that caused the May aurora.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image lazyload\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"An aurora borealis seen from north Wales in May 2024\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/10103114\/SEI_232194633.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2459714\" data-caption=\"An aurora borealis seen from north Wales in May 2024\" data-credit=\"John Davidson Photos\/Alamy\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">An aurora borealis seen from north Wales in May 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">John Davidson Photos\/Alamy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re still quite surprised how far south the aurora was seen,\u201d says \u2026<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/mg26435210-700-dazzling-auroras-lit-up-the-skies-in-2024-and-we-may-see-more-in-2025\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=space&#038;rand=772163\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In May, auroras turned the night sky amazing colours in Tucson, Arizona Sean Parker Seeing the northern lights, or aurora borealis, typically requires travelling to frosty climes as far north&hellip; 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