The purple color in this video shows auroras on Mars’ nightside as detected by the ultraviolet instrument aboard NASA’s MAVEN orbiter between May 14 and 20, 2024. The brighter the purple, the more auroras that were present. Credit: NASA/University of Colorado/LASP On May 20, an X12 Solar Flare pummeled Mars with high-energy light and particles, causing aurorae we could detect with the MAVEN mission orbiting Mars as well as through static flickers in Mars Curiosity’s normally pristine images. The Mars Curiosity rover’s Radiation Assessment Detector measured a radiation dose of 8,100...