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Bursts of material from the sun generate magnetic reconnection events in Earth's magnetic field. Eventually, this sends high-speed electrons and protons into Earth's upper atmosphere, which forms aurorae.
April 23, 2010 1:38 PM PDT
Photo by: NASA/GSFC/SDO/HMI
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