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After more than 50 nights spent chasing the Northern Lights, we've compiled these 10 things no one ever tells you about the Aurora Borealis.

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The Arctic region is turning into an area of protracted geopolitical rivalry. This rivalry will not necessarily be expressed in any military confrontation, but rather will take the form of economic, technological and political competition. In this context, the states involved will be ever less prepared to opt for compromise in upholding their national interests within international organizations. NATO’s increasing activity in the Arctic will lead to transfiguration in relations in the area…

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Beautiful polar stratospheric clouds forming around the Arctic Circle

What Causes the Northern Lights? The northern lights are formed when charged particles emitted from the sun penetrate the earth\'s magnetic shield

As the Earth's magnetic north pole heads towards Siberia, concerns have been raised that the northern lights could move with it.

Geological activity on icy planets and planetoids includes cryovolcanism. Until recently, most research on terrestrial permafrost has been engineering-oriented, and many related phenomena have received too little attention. Although fast processes in the Earth’s cryosphere were known before, they have never been attributed to cryovolcanism. The discovery of a couple of tens of meters wide crater in the Yamal Peninsula aroused numerous hypotheses of its origin, including a meteorite impact or…

ISS Expedition 6 team, Lake Manicouagan is visible to the bottom left

As the Earth's magnetic north pole heads towards Siberia, concerns have been raised that the northern lights could move with it.

Infographic showing changes in magnetic north since 1900