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The northern lights are created by high-powered electromagnetic waves that propel electrons toward Earth at a speed of millions of miles per hour

Physicists say they know how the awe-inspiring aurora borealis light shows are formed and can for the first time prove it in a lab. It all has to do with surfing and waves. Electrons...

Electrons surf these waves across space at millions of miles an hour, only to wipe out in Earths atmosphere.

It was a 20-year space quest that found proof that geomagnetic storms unleash electrons traveling 45 million mph that crash into Earths atmosphere.

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, is a spectacular natural light display. Researchers at the University of Iowa have now found that the most brilliant auroras are made by powerful electromagnetic waves during geomagnetic storms. We find out more

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Researchers at the University of Iowa have proven the northern lights are caused by Alfven waves accelerating electrons toward Earth until they collide with the upper atmosphere.

Northern lights caused by accelerated electrons crashing into Earth Dan Avery For Dailymail.com © Provided by Daily Mail MailOnline logo The northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, have fascinated humanity for millennia but exactly how theyre created has remained a bit of a mystery. Now scientists say they have definitive proof the spectacular cosmic shimmer is caused by powerful electromagnetic waves, called Alfven waves, that accelerate electrons toward Earth under certain co...