The science of auroras, and the winter Olympics

Thursday, 12 February 2026 - 8:30am to 9:00am
green and purple aurora australis display from Williamstown, 20 Jan 2026 Image: Linden Ashcroft

How can skiiers and ice skaters go so fast? It turns out, we're still not sure! And what ingredients are needed to see the northern or southern lights? Find out with Chris and Linden on this week's episode of Lost in Science. 

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Chris, Stu, Linden & Claire
Thursday 8:30am to 9:00am
Entertaining news and discussion about research that has impact on society and providing a wide range of science and technology news. Distributed nationally on the Community Radio Network.

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Chris Lassig, Stuart Burns, Claire Farrugia and Linden Ashcroft.

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