2026 October 06 - A Complete Auroral Oval from SMILE

In today's image, we seeIn today's video, we see a remarkable view of Earth's complete auroral oval captured in ultraviolet light by the SMILE spacecraft. This time-lapse reveals the changing structure of the aurora and helps scientists investigate how the solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetic field.

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