A recent publication reports on an experiment questioning five decades of belief that auroral light is not polarised, as reported by Physics World and Astronomy magazine.
It's a fascinating scientific development (to me, anyway
), which I love as it shows science in action; an established theory was questioned, and shown to be imprecise by repeated experimentation.
I haven't read the paper yet, but for those who have access it's here. The press releases are quite nice, but let me know if you'd like more information.
It's a fascinating scientific development (to me, anyway
), which I love as it shows science in action; an established theory was questioned, and shown to be imprecise by repeated experimentation.I haven't read the paper yet, but for those who have access it's here. The press releases are quite nice, but let me know if you'd like more information.