Stories tagged "auroraborealis"

The eerie mysterious glow of light and hissing roar of the wind observed in the earth's polar latitudes is called the Northern Lights aka Aurora Borealis, named after the enchanting goddess of Dawn (Aurora) and the North (Borealis.) Folklore surrounds

Researchers have discovered that explosions of magnetic energy a third of the way to the moon power substorms that create the Northern Lights.

Spectacular displays created by the Northern Lights cause satellite navigation systems to go awry, scientists have found.

Beautiful image of Aurora Borealis and meteor in background

like a screen gets spread in the sky exhibiting designs that can marvel even the imagination of the latest graphics expert. A modern man can only compare the scene in surprise and compare the heaven as to a huge LcD screen for the Almighty to display his

Richard Branson has been busy thinking up new ways to get people excited about private space tourism, and he’s come up with something pretty spectacular. He’s offering to fly the affluent into the world’s biggest lightshow, the Aurora Borealis.

Richard Branson, the genius behind Virgin Galactic Spaceship, is now considering new ways to get uber-rich people enthused about private space tourism.