Earth and Mars showed very different responses to the same solar storm.
The ESA's Mars Express and ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter spacecraft watched as a superstorm that ravaged Earth also struck the Red Planet.
While Earth experienced dazzling auroras seen as far south as Mexico, Mars faced a very different and far more intense impact.
A powerful solar storm in May 2024 created auroras on Mars and provided scientists with crucial information that could aid future crewed missions to the Red Planet. When you purchase through links on ...
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