The Physics of Why the Northern Lights Glow
In short: The Northern Lights are caused by solar wind particles interacting with Earth's magnetic field and atmospheric gases like oxygen and nitrogen.
A 1:30 short film in the series “Science Myths Busted”, narrated by intellect_voice_01.
Sources used in this film: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg, “The Northern Light”; Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, “Aurora in Eskimo Legend | Geophysical Institute”; CBC, “How Indigenous traditional knowledge is improving our understanding of aurora borealis”; NASA Science, “Auroras - NASA Science”; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, “Aurora Brochure”; NASA, “Aurora Mysteries Unlocked With NASA’s THEMIS Mission - NASA”; NOAA, “Aurora - Science On a Sphere”.
Sources used in this film
- Springer Berlin, Heidelberg — The Northern Light · View →
- Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks — Aurora in Eskimo Legend | Geophysical Institute · View →
- CBC — How Indigenous traditional knowledge is improving our understanding of aurora borealis · View →
- NASA Science — Auroras - NASA Science · View →
- NASA Goddard Space Flight Center — Aurora Brochure · View →
- NASA — Aurora Mysteries Unlocked With NASA’s THEMIS Mission - NASA · View →
- NOAA — Aurora - Science On a Sphere · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg: The Northern Light
- Also: Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks: Aurora in Eskimo Legend | Geophysical Institute
- Also: CBC: How Indigenous traditional knowledge is improving our understanding of aurora borealis
- Also: Auroras - NASA Science
- Also: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center: Aurora Brochure
- Also: NASA: Aurora Mysteries Unlocked With NASA’s THEMIS Mission - NASA
- Also: NOAA: Aurora - Science On a Sphere
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