Scientists Find Trigger For Northern Lights

daftna writes "The New York Times (registration required) is reporting that NASA researchers 'have identified the trigger for the colorful electrical storms in the polar regions ... Scientists knew two events that occur in the tail of the magnetic field during substorms, but did not know which event acted as the trigger for the auroras.'"

Comments

Teach the controversy!

[UrinalPooper]

If the Dover school board was run by Vikings they'd have to teach this theory alongside the 'theory' that the Northern Lights are the glow from Asgard.

Re:Huh? Dilbert speak from a "scientist"

[Ignis Flatus]

it means they were wrong