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An "aurora-like" phenomenon has been recorded on the surface of the Sun

Scientists have observed an "aurora-like" manifestation of pulsing radio waves on the Sun's surface, which bears a striking resemblance to the Northern Lights on Earth.
The solar light show occurred approximately 40,000 kilometers above the sunspot.
Scientists have detected aurora-like radio signals from distant stars in the past, but this is the first time they've seen such a signal from our sun. They published their findings in the journal Nature Astronomy.
"This is quite different from normal short solar radio flares, which usually last for minutes or hours," said astronomer Xiji Yu of the Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. "This is a stunning discovery that could change our understanding of magnetic processes in stars."

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