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Rocket Flown Through Northern Lights To Help Unlock Space Weather Mysteries

Posted by timothy on from the david-bowie-enjoyed-the-trip dept.

Zothecula writes The northern lights are more than one of nature's most awe inspiring sights, they are an electromagnetic phenomena that can adversely affect power grids and communications and navigation systems. Researchers from the University of Oslo have flown a rocket through the phenomena to take a closer look with the aim of gathering data that will help in predicting space weather.

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  1. Big deal. by jtownatpunk.net · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's not like it's rocket science. Oh...wait...

  2. Re:News? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    It's news because it pisses off the Republicans since they don't believe in the Aurora Borealis. Too many of their kind are Aurora Borealis deniers.