<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NASA's Perseverance rover has detected the first aurora at Mars that's visible to the human eye, good news for future astronauts who can savour the view on the red planet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>European and US scientists reported that the green aurora in the dusty Martian sky was generated by a solar storm last year and had three days' advance notice to set aside viewing time with the rover's cameras.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Previous auroras observed at Mars appeared only in the ultraviolet, but this one was in the visible wavelength.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/warren-buffett-reveals-reason-for-stepping-down-from-berkshire-hathaway/5e22a980-0b0d-4b2b-bf57-a57e8ac1c24c" target="_blank"><strong><span>Warren Buffett reveals reason for retirement</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It resulted from a solar flare in March 2024 that was followed by a coronal mass ejection of plasma from the sun that was directed toward Mars.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>These latest observations show that forecasting of northern and southern lights is now possible at Mars, allowing scientists to study space weather, said University of Oslo's Elise Wright Knutsen, whose research appeared Wednesday in the journal </span><em><span>Science Advances</span></em><span>.</span></div></div><div class="styles__Wrapper-sc-2o34ro-0 cmwkBV"><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><a href="/content/2025/04/20/09/46/astronaut-view-from-space-in-photos"><img alt="" sizes="(min-width: 1024px) 636px, (min-width: 768px) 396px, 100vw" src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/J1_E4qDTsXVajNsFfw3-9EfOVv0=/0x662:1600x1562/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F726ea032-e6d9-42d2-9469-ae7ab08fd07f" srcset="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/J1_E4qDTsXVajNsFfw3-9EfOVv0=/0x662:1600x1562/396x223/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F726ea032-e6d9-42d2-9469-ae7ab08fd07f 396w, https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/LsVmRO0c25TUmHZhPxjkQ0ws3cY=/0x662:1600x1562/636x358/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F726ea032-e6d9-42d2-9469-ae7ab08fd07f 636w"/></a></div><div class="styles__Column-sc-2o34ro-3 jJDKrX"><div class="styles__Headline-sc-2o34ro-4 hpbOlz">Astronaut returning to earth shares mind-blowing images of the cosmos</div><div class="styles__Button-sc-2o34ro-1 eBjlmW"><a class="styles__ButtonLink-sc-2o34ro-2 hqpklJ" href="/content/2025/04/20/09/46/astronaut-view-from-space-in-photos">View Gallery</a></div></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While the brightness of this event was dimmed by dust, events under better viewing conditions or more intense particle precipitation might be above the threshold for human vision and visible to future astronauts," the researchers wrote.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/nasa-rover-spies-the-first-aurora-at-mars-thats-visible-to-the-human-eye/04428d4d-0684-49b9-8d9d-caef84ec33cc" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>This was the first time an aurora had been reported from the surface of a planet other than Earth, the researchers noted.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/tiktok-beauty-influencer-shot-dead-during-live-stream-in-mexico/f2b84ecb-f81b-4f2e-a26d-d73002384fe5" target="_blank"><strong><span>TikTok beauty influencer shot dead during live stream in Mexico</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Earlier observations were made from orbit.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Launched in 2020, Perseverance has been exploring Mars' Jezero Crater since 2021, collecting dust and rock samples for eventual return to Earth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The region, now dry but once believed to be a flowing lake and river delta, could hold evidence of ancient microbial life.</span></div></div>