Origins of Earth’s weird ‘pulsating auroras’ nailed down
Japan’s Arase spacecraft (previously called ERG) observed chorus waves and spread electrons in Earth’s magnetosphere, the origin of pulsation auroras. The spread electrons sped up into the environment, leading to auroral lighting. ( ERG Science Team) The origins of extreme flickering screens of light high up in Earth’s environment are now exposed after a decades-long…
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