These mysterious whitish-gray glows in the northern lights might be cousins of the mauve light streak known as STEVE.
"You'd see this structured—almost like a patch—grey-toned or white toned-emission connected to the aurora," said researcher Emma Spanswick.
The world-famous colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth. The dazzling phenomenon ...
Scientists believe the glow could be the result of unique chemical changes triggered by the energy from the auroras.