Rocket Launching To Investigate The Northern Lights
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 08:28
in Astronomy & Space
Airplanes that fly over the northern polar region can risk losing radio contact for several hours when the northern lights are at their most active in the skies. In the near future a professor from the University of Oslo will launch a Norwegian rocket to find the explanation for this. The aim is to set up reliable warning routines.