14: New Type of Aurorae Discovered

SpaceTime with Stuart Gary Series 23 Episode 14
*New type of aurorae discovered
A new type of aurora called the dunes has been discovered in the skies above Finland.

*Rare Atiras asteroid discovered
Astronomers have discovered a rare asteroid orbiting inside the orbit of Venus.

*Astronauts wrap up refurbishment of cosmic ray detector
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station have successfully completed their fourth spacewalk designed to refurbish the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer.

*Orion spacecraft under test
NASA’s new manned spacecraft for missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond is now undergoing testing at the Plum Brook facility in Ohio.

*Skywatch
We check out the night skies of February on Skywatch

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