Creating artificial clouds to study aurora

Creating artificial clouds to study aurora

NASA will launch an interesting sounding rocket from the Poker Flat Research Range, Alaska, between February 13 and March 3, 2017, and will form white artificial clouds during its brief, 10-minute flight, to study auroras. The rocket is one of five being launched…

M-TeX and MIST experiments launched into auroras

M-TeX and MIST experiments launched into auroras

The interaction of solar winds and Earth’s atmosphere produces northern lights, but to scientists this interaction is more than a light display. It produces many questions about the role it plays in Earth’s meteorological processes and the impact on the plan