article_snippet: By orbiting Earth, four identical spacecraft will seek to understand how energy from the sun is funnelled in to the environment of not only our own but other planets, causing space weather such as aurorae.
article_snippet: This could teach us more about geomagnetic storms and aurorae on us planet, and also help us understand similar processes taking place in the rest of the solar system and beyond.
article_snippet: This interaction transfers energy from the sun to Earth's environment, creating 'magnetic explosions' when the magnetic field lines connect.
article_snippet: On Earth, we can see the effects of this in the aurora at the poles, but it can also be dangerous to satellites and cause problems for communications.
article_snippet: On Earth, we can see the effects of this in the aurora at the poles .
highlights_snippet: This causes 'magnetic explosions' that create aurorae on Earth .
  