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Giant Red Light Show Shoots Higher Than Anyone Thought!

Photo: Alexander Fastovets / Unsplash
Scientists just discovered that amazing red auroras [glowing lights in the sky] above Japan shoot way, way higher into space than they ever believed possible! These colorful displays happen when energy from the Sun hits our atmosphere, and this discovery shows the Sun might be more powerful than we thought. Now scientists are wondering what other space secrets they might have missed!
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ScienceDaily
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