May 2024 saw a series of dramatic events involving the sun, which caused notable effects here on Earth, like aurora sightings across parts of the U.S. and Europe far further south than the northern lights are usually visible. This was caused by huge outpourings of energy from the sun called solar flares and coronal mass ejections, which caused charged particles to head out through the solar system and hit Earth. As the particles interact with Earth’s atmosphere, they create
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