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This web page provides you with the latest information about aurora and the study of Earth's magnetic field.

Did you know that ...

 The Sun loses billions of tons of mass every second?

 Winds from the Sun are constantly blasting the Earth?

 Most explanations for why the Northern Lights happen, are wrong?

 Space weather 'storms' can destroy billions of dollars of satellites?

Find out more about these questions, and many others, by pushing the buttons below in your grade group!

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The Sun
Sunspots
Solar storms
Solar wind
Coronal Mass Ejections

The Earth
Magnetic Field
Van Allen Belts
Upper Atmosphere

Aurora
Causes
Descriptions
Properties
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Space Systems
Sun
Solar Wind
Magnetosphere
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