The Otherworldly Glow of the Solar System’s Auroras, Bottled in a Lab

The Otherworldly Glow of the Solar System's Auroras, Bottled in a LabIf this image makes you think of the Northern Lights, you shouldn’t be surprised. Because this is in fact a planeterrella: a large glass dome containing spheres and charged particles, which mimics the auroral glows present within our solar system.

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