Aurora alert: The Sun is waking up

Tuesday, August 3, 2010 - 07:14 in Astronomy & Space

Sky viewers might get to enjoy some spectacular Northern Lights, or aurorae, tomorrow. After a long slumber, the Sun is waking up. Early Sunday morning, the Sun's surface erupted and blasted tons of plasma (ionised atoms) into interplanetary space. That plasma is headed our way, and when it arrives, it could create a spectacular light show...

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