The mechanics of the northern lights are still not fully understood, as there are multiple influences and atmospheric conditions that create these photogenic ripples of colored light in the sky. Scientists agree that solar winds—big pulses of energy from our sun—interfere with the Earth’s magnetic fields, especially at the polar regions. The result is a ghostly light show in the sky—like the one in our photo today, captured in Norway.
When science looks like magic
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Penn Station
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Social climbing
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Wildlife Conservation Day
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Desert rose of Qatar
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Bobbing for crab apples
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Bathing boxes at Brighton Beach, Australia
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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National Blueberry Day
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Daylight saving time
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Great horned owl fledglings
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Autumn’s swan song
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47 years of Badlands National Park
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Celebrating the Acadians
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Antarctica Day
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Glacial rivers in Iceland
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A whale of a picture
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National Fossil Day
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75th anniversary of the Spruce Goose
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Pride 2022
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Bridges to the past
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A national icon
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