But given that lunar spacecraft are solar-powered, how do they survive when they're cut off from the sun? For NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), which has been orbiting the moon since 2009 ...

The best chance to see the aurora will be on Sunday (March 9) but the solar flares are not expected to be strong. The best places to see the Northern Lights are rural open areas, usually on high ...

Northern lights possible at mid-latitudes. Heads up aurora chasers! We could be in for a treat tonight. A coronal mass ejection (CME) from a powerful solar blast on March 1 is racing toward Earth ...

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