Different types of benign, or noncancerous, adrenal tumors prove a frequent cause of enlargement of the gland. Adrenal adenomas remain the most common type of benign adrenal tumors, representing over 50 percent of adrenal masses. Uncommon benign adrenal tumors include adrenal cysts and lipomas, or fat-derived tumors.
The Sun provides the energy for the aurora, but particles in the. aurora come from Earthâs own neighborhood in space. The Sunâs. energy is carried toward the Earth in the solar wind, a stream of. electrically charged particles (mostly protons and electrons) ïow-. ing out from the Sun in all directions.
The University of Alaska is but one of many facilities where research still continues into the phenomenon, but so far, research seems to indicate that the aurora is caused by radiation emitted as light from atoms in the upper atmosphere as they are hit by fast-moving electrons and protons.