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8-3-2024

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On May 10, Earth experienced the greatest solar storm in decades. When scientists predicted a high chance for auroras, also known as the northern lights, observers around the world traveled away from light-polluted cities to look for them.

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This article was published in the Inside Out column of the News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, IL) and is available to read in The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana, IL) through the NewsBank database: Let there be light.

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