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Wednesday night aurora in Northern US + Beyond the cliche of sun's energy source - C C - Sep 6, 2017
Look Up: A Ghostly Aurora May Be Visible in Northern US on Wednesday Night
http://www.sciencealert.com/look-up-a-ghostly-aurora-may-be-visible-to-the-northern-us-states-on-wednesday-night
EXCERPT: Here's what you need to know. Thanks to an outburst from the sun on Labor Day, northern US states may be in for a light show late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning....
The Sun's Energy Doesn't Come From Fusing Hydrogen Into Helium (Mostly)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/09/05/the-suns-energy-doesnt-come-from-fusing-hydrogen-into-helium-mostly/#6c7e84c570f9
EXCERPT: The Sun is the sources of the overwhelming majority of light, heat, and energy on Earth's surface, and is powered by nuclear fusion. But less than half of that, surprisingly, is the fusion of hydrogen into helium....
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