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NASA launches rockets into auroras, creating breathtaking lights in Alaskan skies (photos)

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Two NASA sounding rockets launched into auroras over Alaska last week .

They released vapor tracers that created colorful light shows visible across much of northern Alaska .

Understanding the interaction between Earth 's upper atmosphere and auroras can, in turn, help improve space weather forecasting.

The experiment is called Auroral Waves Excited by Substorm Onset Magnetic Events.

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