The recent appearance of pillars of light in the skies over Japan sparked some to fear an alien invasion. Here’s what they really were and what caused them.

Doha, Qatar: In the coastal town of Daisen, Japan, a breathtaking natural light show illuminated the night sky earlier this May. Photos capturing the illuminated sky over Daisen town in Tottori ...

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X user Maashii’s picture showed what appeared to be nine pillars of light descending from the night sky. The phenomenon took place on May 11, 2024, in Daisen, a coastal town.

“Pillars of light dancing in the sky.” That’s how local photographer Vladimir Medvinsky described seeing the aurora borealis in the area of Lake Henshaw Thursday.

These ones were spotted over Daisen, a coastal town in Japan." Light pillars are an atmospheric optical phenomenon in which vertical beams of light appear to extend above and/or below a light source.