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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It s harvest time on World Food Day
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Hooray, hooray, it s Unicorn Day!
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Yosemite National Park turns 132
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Travel Sunday: Sintra, Portugal
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The Millennium at 20
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Thick-billed raven, Simien Mountains, Ethiopia
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It s Star Wars Day
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Striated heron on a Victoria water lily, Pantanal, Brazil
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Ringing in the new year at Teotihuacan
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Ukrainian Independence Day
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Norway s Kjeragbolten boulder
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Walking among the giants
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National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
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International Rock Day
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A little bit of Wonderland in New York City
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Clouds over the River of Grass
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A cry for independence
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Bobbio, Italy
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Let the holiday shopping commence
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
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Taughannock Falls State Park
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The ruins of a Maya superpower
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Kochia, Hitachi, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
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There’s a dog in there somewhere
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Castle Stalker, Argyll, Scotland
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Surfer s paradise
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Diwali
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Happy Mother s Day!
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Dunes at White Sands National Park, New Mexico
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Party like it’s 5779
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