How are the Northern Lights Formed? The Northern Lights are created when the wind from the Sun hits the Earth’s magnetic field. Solar wind carrying energetically charged particles, from explosive flares and coronal mass ejections on the Sun, can trigger magnetic storms on Earth called substorms. These substorms cause Earth’s oxygen and nitrogen particles to …
Mercury retrograde is a phenomenon that occurs several times a year when the planet Mercury appears to be going backward in its orbit.
The sun’s solar wind is made of charged particles that interact with the Earth’s magnetic field. Eventually, particles collide with atoms and molecules in Earth’s atmosphere and create an interaction that provides the atoms with extra energy which is released as a burst of light.
Winter begins during the winter solstice when the North Pole is tilted the farthest from the sun. This astronomical event marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. As a result, the angle at which sunlight reaches the Earth is at its lowest, casting long and pronounced shadows. This phenomenon is most noticeable …