Cheryl tells a story from her childhood that fuels her desire to see the Northern Lights. But what actually causes them? Is it the Sun? Is something reflecting? Does something generate the light like some organisms can generate light? The answer is even more interesting and cool, so come learn with us today. It's never to late to learn about the world around you.
This is part of the Color unit.
Resources from this episode: 
<a href="https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/astronomy/northern-lights/colours-of-northern-lights.asp" target="_blank">Canadian Space Agency</a> 
<a href="https://earthsky.org/earth/what-causes-the-aurora-borealis-or-northern-lights/" target="_blank">EarthSky</a> 
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sunearth/aurora-image-gallery/index.html" target="_blank">NASA - Aurorae from space</a> 
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2016/hubble-captures-vivid-auroras-in-jupiter-s-atmosphere" target="_blank">NASA - Jupiter's aurorae</a> 
<a href="https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1083.html" target="_blank">NASA - Saturn's aurorae</a>&nbsp;
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Lesson 27 - How many colors are really in the rainbow?

Have you ever felt like you slept through science when you were in school, but now wish you could understand the world around you better? Then this podcast is for you! Each week Cheryl asks a science question and Ryan, a science teacher, does his best to answer. From boiling water to shooting stars and everything in between, listen along and learn about the science you encounter every day.