Why Are Auroras Colorful?

Ever wonder why auroras look so colorful? When energetic particles from space collide with atoms and molecules in Earth’s upper atmosphere, they release tiny specks of light that we see as auroras. Watch this short video to learn more or visit https://science.nasa.gov/sun/auroras Music credit: “Clair De Lune Lofi” by Claude Debussy [DP], Sol Terrae [PRS] via Universal Production Music Aurora imagery provided by: Neil Zeller Photography Additional graphics: vecteezy.com Video credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Producer: Beth Anthony (eMITS) This video can be freely shared and downloaded at https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14779 While the video in its entirety can be shared without permission, the music and some individual imagery may have been obtained through permission and may not be excised or remixed in other products. Specific details on such imagery may be found here: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/14779 For more information on NASA’s media guidelines, visit https://www.nasa.gov/nasa-brand-center/images-and-media/. If you liked this video, subscribe to the NASA Goddard YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/NASAGoddard Follow NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center · Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/nasagoddard · X: http://twitter.com/NASAGoddard · Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/NASAGoddard · Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/gsfc