Satellites discover what powers Northern Lights
Thursday, July 24, 2008 - 13:14
in Astronomy & Space
Researchers using a fleet of five NASA satellites have discovered that explosions of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon power substorms that cause sudden brightenings and rapid movements of the aurora borealis, called the Northern Lights...
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