Scientists directed NASA’s Perseverance rover to take an image of the Martian sky after a solar storm in hopes that an aurora would show up

NASA's Perseverance rover has observed an aurora on Mars in visible light for the first time, with the sky glowing softly in green in the first viewing of an aurora from any planetary surface other than Earth.

NASA's Perseverance rover has detected the first aurora at Mars that's visible to the human eye. That's good news for future astronauts who can savor the view on the red planet.