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Weathering the Lights
On a winter night at high latitude, the sky feels close, almost tangible. People travel thousands of kilometers for this moment, eyes lifted, breath visible, waiting for the aurora to appear. Yet long before the Sun sends charged particles racing toward Earth, the outcome has already been decided much closer to the ground. The weather, not space, is the gatekeeper. Auroras are born far above the clouds, where solar particles collide with Earth’s magnetic field and excite oxy
Zainab Khan Roza
Jan 193 min read
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