The World's Most Surreal Natural Phenomena Are Finally Explained

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​The Mesmerizing Aurora

One of the most mesmerizing displays of nature is the aurora. An aurora is basically characterized by a display of a natural-colored light in the sky.

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The aurora can be green, yellow, red, or white light in the sky, and makes for a spectacular view caused by electrically-charged particles from the sun that strike different particles such as nitrogen or oxygen found in the atmosphere.