NASA has pulled off a high-flying aurora investigation, launching three rockets into the glowing northern lights over Alaska. One mission targeted mysterious dark patches called black auroras, while ...

NASA launched a sounding rocket from Alaska in the predawn hours of February 9, 2026, as part of a campaign to investigate one of the most puzzling features of the northern lights: the black aurora.

NASA launched two sounding rockets from Alaska. The goal was to study auroras in detail. Scientists focused on rare black auroras. These appear as dark shapes inside glowing northern lights. The ...

NASA to launch rockets from Alaska to study aurora lights with plasma sensors. Sounding rockets will release sensors to create a 3D electrical map of auroras. Mission to track electron movement and ...