Earth, Wind, and Water. ... The same radial lines determine the direction of a comet's ion tail. Normally, Earth's magnetic field shields us from most space weather and the solar wind.

Stock image of solar wind hitting the Earth's magnetic field. Due to the alignment of our magnetic field towards the sun at the equinoxes, more solar wind slips through, resulting in more auroras.

Anna Sterner, Director of Programs at Michigan Science Center describes the exhibit and the Michigan Science Center, "This is our General Motors Earth Wind Weather Gallery.

With hurricanes, the focus is usually on vertical wind shear, or how wind changes in speed and direction with height. Vertical wind shear is present nearly everywhere on Earth, since winds ...