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
Today in History
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Wild turkeys in repose
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Lake Pehoé, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
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Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Wallabies at sunrise, Australia
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National Take a Hike Day
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Perfect timing
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Speed skaters in the Gangneung Oval, Pyeongchang, South Korea
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Australian baobab tree, Kimberley region, Western Australia
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La Rocque Harbour, Island of Jersey
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Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, California
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The moai you know
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International Museum Day
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To the 155th on the 155th
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Tasiilaq, Greenland
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White dunes, blue lagoons
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Anniversary of Bryce Canyon National Park
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Hyalite Creek at Custer Gallatin National Forest, Montana
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Quilts as high art
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Red lechwe, Okavango Delta, Botswana
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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Dyavolski Most
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Travels to the Oregon deep
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Beech trees and wild anemones, Jutland, Denmark
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Carnival comes to Olinda
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Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
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Honoring our fallen heroes
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A light on National Hispanic Heritage Month
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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So, how long till springtime?
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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