NASA’s BADASS Rockets Probe the Mystery of Black Auroras Over Alaska

NASA studied a strange type of aurora called a black aurora, dark patches that appear within the northern lights. In 2026, the BADASS rocket launched from Alaska to investigate them. Scientists discovered these regions allow electrons to flow upward into space, the opposite of typical auroras. These mysterious dark zones may play an important role in space weather and its effects on satellites and power grids.