NASA launches sounding rockets into auroras to study atmospheric effects
Wednesday, January 14, 2015 - 07:00
in Astronomy & Space
The interaction of solar winds and Earth's atmosphere produces northern lights, or auroras, that dance across the night sky and mesmerize the casual observer. However, to scientists this interaction is more than a light a display. It produces many questions of the role it plays in Earth's meteorological processes and the impact on the planet's atmosphere.