The Aurora Borealis Through the Ages, Part 3: Science & Discovery
January 19, 2026
LIVE at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT / 1:00 PM MT / 12:00 PM PT
Presented by Kristina Disney
It’s northern lights season in Churchill! Explore the science behind this luminous phenomenon with Expedition Leader Kristina Disney. In Part 3 of her series, Disney breaks down the science of the aurora borealis. Learn what creates its shifting colors, why the lights dance across the sky and how solar activity and Earth’s magnetic field shape what we see. Explore how auroras behave at the planet’s poles and unravel an enduring mystery: Can you hear the northern lights?
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