Kathryn McWilliams has always been one of the scientists I admire the most.
She’s an astrophysicist and a professor from University of Saskatchewan.
Studying the aurora lights, which I really enjoy seeing, she makes me look up to her. What are aurora lights?
Aurora lights, also known as the aurora borealis or aurora australis, are natural light displays in the sky (researched from Wikipedia) which are usually seen in polar regions. They occur when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth’s atmosphere, such as oxygen and nitrogen. These collisions release energy in the form of colorful light, often appearing as green, pink, red, or purple streaks or waves. Auroras are most visible near the magnetic poles and are influenced by solar activity and Earth’s magnetic field.