By 
Michael Murillo
 | 
TED-Ed Original

Solid liquid gas and … plasma?

Have you ever seen static electricity cause a spark of light? What is that spark? What about lightning the Northern Lights or the tail of a comet? All of those things and many others - in fact 99.9% of the universe -- are made of plasma. Michael Murillo gives the full picture on plasma.

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