A large, detailed image of the sun in a yellowish light shows texture and two large black spots across the surface. A label marks them "coronal holes."

Laura Learns Aurora: Holey Corona, Batman!

Posted on February 12, 2020March 6, 2020 by aurorasaurus

What are those dark spots on the sun? Coronal holes! In this repost, guest blogger Michael Kirk explains what a coronal hole is and tells us about current and upcoming research into the field.

Seven high school students stand smiling with their arms folded behind their mentor, who is seated at a desk. On the desk is a tablet, along with white cups, a laptop, a globe, and a prototype that looks like a large red LEGO block.

NASA High School Interns Design a STEVE Satellite

Posted on January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 by aurorasaurus

NASA SEES summer intern Anna MacLennan reflects on her experience on the Earth From Space Aerospace Engineering team designing a satellite and creating experiments to study STEVE.

Two women in cold weather gear hold up sings that say 19 degrees Celsius, N 17.55, E 15.06, (Bamsebu), Happy Thanksgiving! (music notes) Love from Hilde, Sunniva, and Ettra" and "AGU 100."

Extreme Citizen Science: Seeing the Invisible

Posted on November 29, 2019January 6, 2020 by aurorasaurus

UPDATE 12.12.19 On Tuesday, December 10, Clemson University’s CHI rocket successfully launched, and Hearts in the Ice were able to take 65 timelapse photos at about an 80° angle: “When the text came in ‘ready to launch in seven minutes’ we dressed like firemen and we were out the door as quickly as possible….to experience all[…]

Hearts in the Ice: Citizen Science in the Arctic

Posted on September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 by aurorasaurus

If you turn on the news for very long, you’re likely to hear about some of the changes our planet is going through. Temperatures are on the rise, glaciers are receding, precipitation patterns are changing ⁠— and many of these developments are most obvious in the polar regions. A formidable two-woman team is heading to[…]