High school students
and teachers in Alaska are helping NASA scientists collect data for a mission
that aims to learn more about the space weather that causes the aurora borealis,
or northern lights. NewsHour correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the science
and education components of the NASA mission.
NASA's THEMIS mission principal
investigator Vassilis Angelopoulos answers your questions
about viewing auroras and how to get involved in the project.
In
February, NASA launched five satellites to orbit the Earth for two years to track
magnetic storms in space. Learn more about mission, called THEMIS, in this audio
slide show.
