The Secret Behind Northern Lights 😭

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]You've probably seen these lights before, but how they actually form in the first place is truly fascinating.

[00:00:05]Because these are the northern lights and they're only really visible in places close to Earth's poles like the Arctic or Antarctica. And that's because the sun is constantly sending out streams of charged particles that travel across space for days. And when they reach Earth, our planet's magnetic field redirects them straight to the north and south poles where they collide with gases like oxygen which creates these incredible green and sometimes red or purple lights in the sky, making this a rare display that took millions of miles to create.