{"id":420519,"date":"2022-03-23T19:55:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nasa-reveals-plan-to-punch-two-rockets-through-northern-lights\/"},"modified":"2022-03-23T19:55:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:55:11","slug":"nasa-reveals-plan-to-punch-two-rockets-through-northern-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-reveals-plan-to-punch-two-rockets-through-northern-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"#NASA reveals plan to \u2018punch\u2019 two rockets through Northern Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a23a5ead2c9e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nasa-reveals-plan-to-punch-two-rockets-through-northern-lights\/#%E2%80%9CNASA_reveals_plan_to_%E2%80%98punch_two_rockets_through_Northern_Lights%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;NASA reveals plan to \u2018punch\u2019 two rockets through Northern Lights&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CNASA_reveals_plan_to_%E2%80%98punch_two_rockets_through_Northern_Lights%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;NASA reveals plan to \u2018punch\u2019 two rockets through Northern Lights&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>NASA is going to launch two rockets into the Northern Lights this week.<\/p>\n<p>The US space agency is hoping to find out more about how natural light displays like auroras interact with the Earth\u2019s atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p>NASA say the launch window for its Northern Lights mission opens on March 23.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, occur when the Earth\u2019s magnetosphere is getting bombarded by solar wind.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s the solar wind interacting with Earth\u2019s magnetic field that creates the pretty green and blue displays.<\/p>\n<p>Charged particles from the Sun strike atoms in Earth\u2019s atmosphere and give them higher-energy state.<\/p>\n<p>When the atoms drop back to their lower energy state, light is released.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists still don\u2019t fully understand auroras and their impact on the atmosphere and this is something NASA hopes to figure out.<\/p>\n<p>Earth\u2019s atmosphere has five major layers.<\/p>\n<p>We live in a neutral layer called the troposphere, which is full of the air we breathe.<\/p>\n<p>The further the layer from Earth, the more exposed it is to the impact of the Sun and its solar winds.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists don\u2019t yet understand what auroras are doing to our troposphere.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Northern-lights-27.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"The Northern Lights occur when Earth's magnetosphere is getting bombarded by solar wind.\" class=\"wp-image-21629284\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Northern-lights-27.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Northern-lights-27.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/03\/Northern-lights-27.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Northern Lights occur when Earth\u2019s magnetosphere is getting bombarded by solar wind.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">PA Images via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>NASA explained: \u201cAs residents of the troposphere, Earth\u2019s lowest atmospheric layer, we\u2019re used to air made of neutral particles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe oxygen and nitrogen we breathe are magnetically balanced atoms and molecules with all their electrons accounted for.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut hundreds of miles above us, our air begins to fundamentally change character.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEnergized by the Sun\u2019s unfiltered rays, electrons are pried from their atoms, which then take on a positive charge.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA once-neutral gas transforms into an electrically reactive state of matter known as plasma.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two rockets will be launched from Poker Flat, Alaska to explore this plasma layer.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019ll hover in space for a few minutes and gather data before falling back to Earth.<\/p>\n<p>One rocket will release a colored vapor trail so scientists can observe how auroras impact the wind.<\/p>\n<p>The other rocket will be measuring temperature and plasma density.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>eared on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/tech\/4953581\/nasa-northern-lights-rockets-aurora\/\">The Sun<\/a> and was reproduced here with permission. <\/em>\n                        <\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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The US space agency is hoping to find out more about how natural light displays like auroras interact with the Earth\u2019s atmosphere. 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