Nasa boffins reveal aurora trigger

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Breakthrough could help to protect comms and power networks from solar storms

Lines of the Earth's magnetic field snap into a different shape during solar 'sub-storms' [Image NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center] Nasa scientists have uncovered the precise event that triggers t...

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