FAIRBANKS, Alaska – This week, NASA aims to fire off rockets into the night sky over Alaska in an attempt to better understand polar auroras – more commonly known as the Northern Lights.

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In an attempt to identify the circumstances under which auroras occur, a second mission will shoot rockets into the "holes" or dark areas in the auroras, as quoted in a report by Fox Weather. The ...