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A Hidden Order to the Northern Lights Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> General Science   
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The shifting, shimmering Northern Lights might be more ordered than anyone realized. New observations suggest that, contrary to expectations, some of the colorful light shows appear to be polarized, with their electromagnetic waves lined up in a common orientation. If confirmed, the discovery will provide a powerful new tool to understand the Earth's poles, where they collide with gas particles, causing them to glow. (source: space.newscientist.com)
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