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Astro Bob: Surfing electrons electrify northern lights – Jamestown Sun
University of Iowa researchers have figured out how solar blasts achieve the speed they need to set the sky aglow with aurora….
We’ve known for a long time that blasts of electrons and protons basically disassembled hydrogen atoms from the sun are responsible for the aurora. They’re called coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and often originate from solar flares, massive explosions that…
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