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Auroras in Ladakh: Scientists explain how a solar blast lit up the skies of India
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Auroras in Ladakh: Scientists explain how a solar blast lit up the skies of India

In May 2024, the remote Himalayan skies above Ladakh were unexpectedly illuminated by a rare celestial phenomenon, the northern lights, or auroras, which are usually only observable much nearer to the poles. Now, more than a year later, astronomers from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have revealed the extraordinary sequence of events that led...