Effort to map aurora borealis using Twitter
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 - 06:00
in Astronomy & Space
The past few months have been exciting for followers of the aurora borealis, commonly known as the Northern Lights. Sizable solar storms have produced spectacular auroras that have been visible in a much larger area than usual, including in parts of Pennsylvania. A professor at Penn State's College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), in collaboration with scientists at NASA, is exploring how Twitter can be leveraged to help people track aurora sightings.