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Aurora

When energetic charged particles enter the earth's atmosphere from the solar wind, they tend to be channeled toward the poles by the magnetic force.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/aurora.html#c1

Ice, Ocean, Atmosphere and Climate

Why the South Pole is a great place to study our planet's climate.

http://www.antarctica.gov.au/science/ice-ocean-atmosphere-and-climate

How Mars Works

All about Mars: its origins, composition, atmosphere etc. This page is part of Marshall Brain's HowStuffWorks.com.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/mars.htm

Infrasound meteor detection

A page discussing the use of infrasound to detect meteors that enter the earth's atmosphere.

http://meteor.uwo.ca/research/infrasound/is_meteorIS.html

Scattering of light

How light is scattered in the atmosphere, explained simply.

http://scifiles.larc.nasa.gov/text/kids/Problem_Board/problems/light/sim2.html

Why is the sky blue?

Detailed explanation of why the sky is blue with more details about the atmosphere and experiments to do.

http://www.sciencemadesimple.com/sky_blue.html

Why is the Sky Blue?

A short and simple description to a common question - Why is the Sky Blue? - The blue color of the sky is a result of sunlight passing through and interacting with the atmosphere.