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Saturn's Northern Lights Can Go Backwards
Electron particles are flying away from Saturn’s polar region. Image credit: University of Cologne. Click to enlarge Auroras on Earth happen when the solar wind interacts with our planet’s magnetic field; electrons are accelerated downwards into the atmosphere, and we see the pretty lights in the sky. On Saturn; however, this process also goes in … Continue reading "Saturn’s Northern Lights Can Go Backwards"
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