A geomagnetic storm recently caused a massive disturbance to the Earth’s atmosphere, notably giving people the chance to be able to see the aurora borealis, or northern lights, much further south than is typically viable. NASA called it ‘possibly one of the strongest displays of auroras on record in the past 500 years.’ It’s not uncommon for people to go their entire lives without ever thinking twice about this strange cosmic phenomenon, but the recent event has brought it to
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