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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Singing praises of the oceans
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International Day of the Tropics
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Balloon Ascension Day
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Wildebeest on the move
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Welcome to the Hoh
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River otters at Acadia National Park, Maine
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Here comes summer
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The Door County Coastal Byway in Wisconsin
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1934 Labor Day parade, Gastonia, North Carolina
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Listening to the sea
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Juniper Springs, Florida
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Here, fishy!
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Lake Tekapo, New Zealand
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International Day of the World s Indigenous Peoples
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Black History Month
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Islands of the Salish Sea
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World Environment Day
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World Lion Day
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Pearl Harbor Day
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Baltic Sea, Estonia
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National Mushroom Day
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Staring down winter
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Dunluce Castle, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Falling for Tennessee
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Nubble Island’s only industry
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Tall, taller, tallest
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Chocolate Hills
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Jeju Island, South Korea
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