Solar Storm Leads to Stunning Aurora Displays: Photos – Discovery News
Discovery News | Solar Storm Leads to Stunning Aurora Displays: Photos Discovery News The aurora borealis, AKA Northern Lights, are a phenomenon that occurs when bursts of radiation from solar weather eruptions disturb the magnetosphere, a sort of electromagnetic cocoon around the Earth that's created by our planet's magnetic field. ICYMI: Watch a Replay of Last Night's Aurora Borealis Powerful solar storm sparks rare aurora over NSW, Western Australia Powerful solar storm sparks stunning aurora around the world |