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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Ancient groves in Australia
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The confluence of the Arve and Rhône Rivers
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Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
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Old Fortress, Corfu, Greece
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It s Mountain Day in Japan
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Birds of a feather
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Polar Bear Week
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Lake Bled, Slovenia
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International Surfing Day
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Nomads of the Gobi
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American Wetlands Month
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Après-ski in the Dolomites
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Celebrating a young girl s age-old discovery
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Nothing plain about it
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Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Milky Way over Zabriskie Point, California
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Ministry of Fun Santa School
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Agüero, Huesca province, Spain
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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A triumph of light
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Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
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Let’s talk fossils
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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Over and under the delta
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Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
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Christmas market at Belvedere Palace in Vienna
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Chestnut-eared aracari in the Pantanal, Brazil
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