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The aurora borealis, known as the northern lights, is one of Earth’s most beautiful and most mysterious natural wonders. In The Nature of Things documentary The Wonder of the Northern Lights ...

If you haven't noticed beautiful skies in your own backyard, you've almost surely seen friends sharing their images of them on social media. The northern lights, or aurora borealis, have been a ...

The aurora borealis might appear in skies from Washington to New York, lighting up the night with beautiful colors, as a stream of electrically charged particles called "solar wind" hits the poles ...