They become caught in powerful magnetic fields and are channeled into the upper atmosphere, where their interactions with gas particles, such as oxygen or nitrogen, set off
spectacular bursts of light.
Not exact matches
THE
light from a
spectacular gamma - ray
burst has been used to set the most stringent constraints yet on the size
of the «grains»
of space - time.
A
burst of light from the bizarre star is spreading into space and reflecting off
of surrounding shells
of dust to reveal a
spectacular, multicolored bull's eye.
These
spectacular bursts of blue - green
light may be seen off the piers in January and August.