Sun news: Sun-stuff coming to Earth, auroras ahead!
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Sun news for October 8, 2026. Aurora from space! This is the first footage released from the ultraviolet camera, called UVI, aboard Smile, a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Chinese Academy of Sciences. It shows the full ring of northern lights circling Earth’s north pole, glowing in ultraviolet light. Smile is the first spacecraft since 2008 to capture this complete auroral ring, and it can watch for a record 45 hours…
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