<p>The most <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/03/150317-st-patrick-solar-storm-auroras-geomagnetic/">powerful solar storm</a> to wash over Earth's magnetic field since fall 2013 slammed into us on Tuesday, producing auroras that lit up night skies around the world. These northern lights painted the heavens over Donnelly Creek, Alaska, a neon green.</p>
Solar Storm
The most powerful solar storm to wash over Earth's magnetic field since fall 2013 slammed into us on Tuesday, producing auroras that lit up night skies around the world. These northern lights painted the heavens over Donnelly Creek, Alaska, a neon green.
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The most powerful solar storm to wash over Earth's magnetic field since fall 2013 slammed into us on Tuesday, producing auroras that lit up night skies around the world. These northern lights painted the heavens over Donnelly Creek, Alaska, a neon green.
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