The closer you zoom in, the more fascinating it is.
- ARC Future Fellow, Physics, University of Newcastle
Aurora forecasting is notoriously tricky. But there are ways to know where and when you should be looking – from email alerts to 30 minute forecasts.
Australians were in for a Mother’s Day treat as auroras swept the skies. But there was little warning, and the spectacle didn’t repeat.
La température à la surface du Soleil est d’environ 6 000 °C. Mais plus haut, dans l’atmosphère, elle grimpe soudain à plus d’un million de degrés !
The sky on other planets doesn’t look the same as the sky on Earth does. And that’s because of the different gases in Earth’s atmosphere.
The temperature of the Sun’s surface is about 6,000°C. But higher above the surface, in the atmosphere, it suddenly shoots up to more than a million degrees!
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