Scientists Are Creating Artificial Northern Lights
<p>The Aurora Borealis is one of nature’s most breathtaking phenomena. For millennia, it has inspired stories of gods and mythology and left humanity dumbstruck with its beauty. But now, <a href="https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/scientists-rocket-create-artificial-northern-154146818.html" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">scientists are playing God themselves and creating their own synthetic heavenly lights</a>. A few weeks ago, a rocket was launched from Sweden. It reached an altitude of 240 km (150 miles) and released barium into the upper atmosphere, creating a beautiful green ethereal cloud, just like the true Aurora. But this wasn’t to recreate the beauty of nature or to entertain the public. Instead, these experiments are a critical step in protecting some of humanity’s most important infrastructure.</p>
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