After months of studying space hurricanes, scientists may have finally figured out how these unique auroras form.
on the discovery of what they call “space hurricanes.” These hurricanes are nothing more than auroras like the Northern Lights; however, they often feature massive, outstretched arms similar to what you’d see in a normal hurricane’s design.
While beautiful, these auroras initially caught scientists off guard, leading to some bafflement and bewilderment as researchers worked to learn more about how they form. According to the paper that the researchers published, space hurricanes are caused by solar energy interacting with our atmosphere, the same thing that causes auroras normally.
This makes them much more unique and even engaging than typical auroras, which tend only to last a few minutes. Space hurricanes, instead, appear to last upwards of eight hours and even spin as a hurricane does. They also only form at high latitudes at the North Pole, which is probably why it has taken us so long to notice them.
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