Kim Tanhya

Northern Lights Map May 11 2024. The northern lights are created when energized particles from the sun slam into earth's upper atmosphere at speeds of up to 45 million mph (72 million kph), but our planet's magnetic field. The jump in aurora borealis visibility is part of a larger stretch of solar activity experienced throughout 2024 and expected to increase as the sun approaches the peak of an 11.

The northern lights, formally known as aurora borealis, are caused when a surge of solar particles and energy interacts with the earth’s magnetosphere, exciting nitrogen and. The northern lights are created when energized particles from the sun slam into earth’s upper atmosphere at speeds of up to 45 million mph (72 million kph), but our planet’s magnetic field.