Fantastic Aurora: Inside the Sun to Earth's Poles

Friday, June 24, 2011 - 12:31 in Astronomy & Space

Plasma from solar flares or coronal mass ejections travel along solar wind to ultimately produce aurora's in Earth's polar regions. This visually stunning explanatory video takes you on a journey from Sun's interior to the Earth's upper atmosphere.

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