Top image shows the normal proton aurora formation mechanism first discovered in 2018. White lines show that solar wind protons traveling away from the Sun are normally swept around the planet by the ...

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are a mesmerizing celestial occurrence in the Arctic regions. Although it displays the creative talent of nature, this ethereal display is ...

The bottom image shows the newly discovered formation mechanism for patchy proton aurora. Green lines in the top image show that under normal conditions the solar wind magnetic field drapes nicely ...

As the sun rises in the morning, the sunlit portion of the aurora begins at high altitudes and gradually spreads downward over time. Auroras: Auroras are natural phenomena where electrons from space ...