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DENMARK-ASTRONOMY-WEATHER-AURORA BOREALIS

Science Mar 04

Aurora borealis puts on a dazzling display in unusual places

By Lorna Baldwin

Science May 26

Northern lights seen over Rovaniemi in Lapland, Finland, in 2018. Researchers discovered the northern and southern lights are not symmetrical, and now they think they know why. Image by REUTERS/Alexander Kuznetsov
The Earth’s magnetic north pole is shifting rapidly – so what will happen to the northern lights?

As the Earth's magnetic north pole heads towards Siberia, concerns have been raised that the northern lights could move with it.

By Nathan Case, The Conversation

World Mar 19

Timelapse Video: Aurora australis brightens New Zealand sky

Stargazers this week were treated to a dazzling light show. Bright shades of green, yellow and red pulsated across the sky from Australia to Europe to parts of the United States as far south as Tennessee.

By Larisa Epatko

Science Mar 18

How a St. Patty’s Day solar storm turned on the Northern Lights

When a wave of charged particles and magnetic field from the sun hits the Earth, the planet becomes a neon light bulb.

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

Science Mar 17

Massive solar storm sparks dazzling northern lights for St. Patrick’s Day

If you’re in the Northern Hemisphere, look up at the sky tonight for a spectacular light show. Two coronal mass ejections from the Sun on March 15 hit the Earth Tuesday, generating a severe geomagnetic storm. The storm has caused…

By Rebecca Jacobson, Inside Energy

Feb 28

Northern Lights make rare appearance

By Lorna Baldwin

People across the British Isles looked up at the night skies on Thursday and saw a rare sight -- the dancing, flickering lights of the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis.

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Jul 25

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Scientists Discover What Makes the Northern Lights Dance

By PBS NewsHour

Scientists and stargazers alike have long been fascinated by the auroras, also known as the northern and southern lights -- the bands of light that stretch and sometimes dance across the night sky near the earth's poles.

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