Satellites track origin of northern lights
Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 13:21
in Astronomy & Space
Canadian and U.S. scientists have zeroed in on the cause of the aurora borealis, tracing the shimmering northern lights to the way the "tail" of the Earth's magnetic field snaps back into shape in response to the solar wind.
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