Fast moving particles, which create gamma rays when they hit the atmosphere. The spiral around the Earth's magnetic field to the poles causes the Aurora Borealis
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The aurora is a glow observed in the night sky, usually in the polar zone. For this reason some scientists call it a "polar aurora" (or "aurora polaris"). In northern latitudes, it is known as...
Aurora Borealis.
The Aurora Borealis is a display of colored lights in the sky, also called northern lights, caused by the interaction of particles from the sun with the upper atmosphere near the...
The Aurora Borealis (North) and Aurora Australis (South) have roughly a 2500 mile radius limit from their magnetic poles, although the phenomenon occurs on the perimeter of a more elliptical shape...