The Magic of the Northern Lights

The Northern Lights are like a giant magic show in the sky that happens near the North Pole.

These colorful dancing lights appear when tiny particles from the sun crash into invisible gases

floating around Earth. When they bump into each other, they create the

most beautiful light show you could ever imagine. The coolest part is that different

gases make different colors. Oxygen creates green lights, which is the most

common color you will see. Sometimes oxygen also makes red lights way up high in the

sky. Nitrogen makes blue and purple colors that swirl around like paint mixing

together. Here's something amazing. The Northern Lights actually make sounds.