Photos: Multicolored Auroras Sparked by Double Sun Blast

Wednesday, August 10, 2011 - 17:30 in Astronomy & Space

Sparked by two blasts of charged particles from the sun, last weekend's northern lights amounted to "the most brilliant display in years."

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