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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Visiting a Maratha fortress
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Boxing Day
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Happy Easter from the ‘peeps’ at Bing
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Château de Villandry, France
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Cousins Day
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Ancient art in the Amazon
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We did not invent this, honest
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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In memory of those lost
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Fall comes to Pando
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Turning darkness into light
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Petrified Forest National Park
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Happy Cinco de Mayo!
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Totally Thames Festival, London
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There was gold in them there hills…
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It s ∞ Day!
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World Olive Tree Day
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A river on the tundra
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Lion cubs, South Africa
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Sanxiantai Dragon Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
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Celebrating 54 years of Capitol Reef National Park
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International Moon Day
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Keep your hands inside the ride at all times…
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National Poinsettia Day
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Umschreibung by Olafur Eliasson in Munich
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Happy trails for the 21st century
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Mooncake time
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National Bison Day
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Toledo, Spain
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