martian auroras

The study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research - Space Physics, noted that aurora on the Earth are commonly seen as colourful displays of light in the night sky near the polar regions. However, the researchers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in the US, said the phenomenon on Mars, called a proton aurora, happens during the day and gives off ultraviolet light.

NASA has confirmed the first-ever visible green aurora on Mars, detected by the Perseverance rover over Jezero Crater. This groundbreaking observation, resulting from a coronal mass ejection, opens new avenues for studying the interaction between the Sun and Mars' atmosphere. Unlike Earth's auroras, the Martian aurora uniformly lights up the entire sky.

Perseverance rover of NASA recently captured green lights on Mars. This happened after a solar eruption hit the planet. The rover's cameras recorded the event. It is the first time an aurora has been documented from the surface of another planet. Scientists trained rover instruments to catch the signal. The discovery opens new possibilities for auroral research. Read more below!

Researchers using the European Space Agency's ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter have observed a green luminescence in the atmosphere of Mars for the first time. This phenomenon, known as airglow, occurs when oxygen atoms combine to form an oxygen molecule. The discovery could have implications for future missions to Mars, as the intensity of the night glow could be observed by astronauts or future cameras in orbit. The ongoing examination of Mars' atmosphere will provide valuable insights into its composition and dynamics.

The United Arab Emirates has extended its Emirates Mars Mission, the Hope Probe, through 2028, significantly beyond its original two-year operational timeline. This extension allows for continued study of Martian weather and atmospheric dynamics, contributing valuable data to global climate research and bolstering the UAE's growing space sector and future deep-space ambitions.

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected a visible green aurora at Mars, a first for the red planet. Triggered by a solar storm in March 2024, the aurora offers a potential spectacle for future astronauts. Scientists believe this discovery enables forecasting of auroras on Mars, aiding in space weather studies and enhancing the prospect of human-visible displays.

The Northern Lights recently adorned the UK skies, displaying their most powerful spectacle since May. The aurora borealis occurs when solar particles collide with Earth's atmosphere, influenced by the solar cycle. Best viewed in the auroral zone, these breath-taking phenomena can also be seen on other planets with magnetic fields.

The tenth anniversary of the launch of European Space Agency’s Mars Express was marked by the release of new global maps of the Red Planet on Monday which trace the history of water and volcanic activity on Mars and identify sites of special interest for the next generation of Mars explorers.

The phenomenon was observed on March 12, 2012 over the "terminator", the boundary between day and night on Mars.

The solar event on Sept. 11, 2017 sparked a global aurora at Mars more than 25 times brighter than any previously seen by the MAVEN orbiter, which has been studying the Martian atmosphere's interaction with the solar wind since 2014.

The space agency has revealed that the tweet was regarding its own playlist on SoundCloud that is full of audio tracks featuring the “sinister” sounds captured from outer space, inside the solar system. The playlist is named “Sinister Sounds of the Solar System” and if you check the date NASA revealed, it was kind of just in time for Halloween.

A mysterious haze on Mars has left scientists confused.

BANGALORE: Fluorescent green and orange bursts of hazy colour, aquamarine blue speckled with red, hour-glass shaped smoky masses of glass clouds and planetary nebulae.