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The northern lights will be visible in parts of the United States this weekend. Why are they so active right now?

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling auroras that could be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California, as well as disrupt… Read More »

Scientists are preparing to study the solar eclipse with high-altitude aircraft and sun-orbiting probes

It will be a spectacular spectacle for millions of people in North America who will encounter a total solar eclipse on April 8; There will be a chance to see the moon completely obscuring the sun’s face. But for scientists, this is a rare opportunity to study the Earth, moon and sun “in completely different… Read More »