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Aurora Borealis: Where to See the Northern Lights Sparked by the Solar Flare

Get ready for a big show. Following the biggest solar flare recorded on the sun in four years, scientists at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center have issued an alert: The sky could get very pretty this evening. "The first interplanetary shock, driven by the CME from Sunday, is expected any time. Soon thereafter, the...

New Website Streams Live Video of Northern Lights

(Sept. 22) -- A new website launched this week allows the wonders of the northern lights to be viewed from the comfort -- and relative warmth -- of your own home. The AuroraMAX website operated by the Canadian Space Agency is streaming a live feed of the colorful auroras from northern Canada each night from now until...

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Brenton Thwaites Joins 'Maleficent'

Elle Fanning has caught her an Aussie prince for Maleficent.

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Aurora Church Shooting: Police Say Congregation Was Likely Not The Target In Shooting

A gunman who killed a woman outside a Colorado church was likely not targeting the congregation, police said Monday.

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06/01/12 Man fatally shot in his car in Aurora identified Source: The Denver Post - Denver CO A man who died after being shot inside in his car in Aurora has been identified.
06/01/12 INSIDER: Your Aurora muse for the weekend and beyond Source: Aurora Sentinel - Aurora CO Firefall, Sounds of Southlands 2012, 6 p.m., June 1, Town Square, Southlands, 6155 South Main St. Admission is free.
06/01/12 Not as dire as previous years, but districts still... Source: Aurora Sentinel - Aurora CO AURORA | It's not easy to find a silver lining in the budget constrictions facing local districts for the 2012-13 school year.
06/01/12 Aurora's weather Friday from 7NewsPartner Source: Aurora Sentinel - Aurora CO AURORA | Friday will start off cool again, near 50, but the temperatures will soar quickly with the sunshine.
06/01/12 Aurora, U.S. Army Reserves to partake in disaster... Source: My Walworth County - Elkhorn WI No one can be prepared for large-scale disasters, either from the hand of man or nature.

Background on aurora

An aurora (plural: aurorae or auroras) is a natural light display in the sky particularly in the high latitude (Arctic and Antarctic) regions, caused by the collision of energetic charged particles with atoms in the high altitude atmosphere (thermosphere).

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