A whitish, gray patch that sometimes appears in the night sky alongside the northern lights has been explained for the first ...
These images of the aurora borealis, courtesy of the University of Calgary Faculty of Science research team show the ...
"You'd see this dynamic green aurora, you'd see some of the red aurora in the background and, all of a sudden, you'd see this structured -- almost like a patch -- grey-toned or white toned ...
"You'd see this structured—almost like a patch—grey-toned or white toned-emission connected to the aurora," said researcher Emma Spanswick.
Researchers have uncovered the nature of a mysterious whitish, grey patch that often appears alongside the aurora borealis.