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	Posted: May 25, 2007 Scientists Study Space Storms Forum Introduction High school students and teachers are helping collect data for NASA's THEMIS mission to study space storms. THEMIS principal investigator Vassilis Angelopoulos answers your questions. Do other planets have auroras? How does the Earth's magnetic field reversing impact space storms? How much lead time does one get for viewing an aurora? How can my students get involved in this project? What causes the colors and shapes of an aurora? Lynne Z. of Long Grove, Ill., asks I am a teacher and would like to get my students involved in this project. How do I go about setting it up? THEMIS principal investigator Vassilis Angelopoulos responds: Contact THEMIS education and public outreach at: http://ds9.ssl.berkeley.edu/themis/flash.html	Space   Main: Studying Space Storms   NASA in the Classroom   Slide Show: How THEMIS Works   Forum: Mission Scientist   Classroom Activity   Worksheet Questions

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