Tuesday - September 23, 2025
Michigan State: Ask the Expert - What Are the Northern Lights?
December 10, 2020
EAST LANSING, Michigan, Dec. 10 -- Michigan State University issued the following news release:

If your travel plans to see the wonderous Northern Lights were botched in 2020, you're in luck: This week they will be visible across places in the northern United States.

It's not often to see a green or purple sky, so what actually are the Northern Lights, why are they so special and what's the science behind them?

Shannon Schmoll, director of Mi . . .

Targeted News Service Document Request Form

This document is available to you by e-mail if you complete the form below with relevant information. There may be a fee for this article or ongoing service of similar materials. We will be in touch shortly.

Name:
What's your
Affiliation
Government Newspaper / Media Business
Public Policy Individual / Student Educators
Email:
Phone:
Organization, if any:
State/Country you are in:
Additonal questions
or comments:

Click here for more information about our products

Click here for more information about our products