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    An aurora (pl. aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic).

  2. Feb 9, 2024 · When that wind slams into Earth's ionosphere, or upper atmosphere, the aurora is born. In the Northern Hemisphere, the phenomenon is called the northern lights (aurora borealis), while in the...

  3. May 17, 2023 · The aurora borealis and aurora australis have dazzled us in the night sky for centuries. Here’s what causes them—and why we’re seeing them more lately.

  4. 6 days ago · Aurora, luminous phenomenon of Earth’s upper atmosphere that occurs primarily in high latitudes of both hemispheres; in the Northern Hemisphere auroras are called aurora borealis, aurora polaris, or northern lights, and in the Southern Hemisphere they are called aurora australis or southern lights.

  5. Jun 13, 2024 · Frequently there are beautiful light shows in the sky. These lights are called auroras. If you're near the North Pole, it is called an aurora borealis or northern lights. If you're near the South Pole, it is called an aurora australis or the southern lights.

  6. People unnerved by the fiery tint in the sky phoned the police; others watched in awe. Within 90 seconds of the aurora's reaching the skies above Quebec, magnetic storms associated with it...

  7. 6 days ago · The strange aurora covered the North Pole sky on December 25 and 26, 2022, and Hosokawa and his colleagues have now identified the phenomenon as a rare polar rain aurora in Science Advances.

  8. Oct 19, 2023 · An aurora is a natural light display that shimmers in the sky. Blue, red, yellow, green, and orange lights shift gently and change shape like softly blowing curtains. In the north, the display is called aurora borealis , or northern lights .

  9. Your guide to the Northern and Southern Lights. News, NASA images, forecasts, and background on the aurora borealis.

  10. Mar 30, 2017 · A geomagnetic storm lies behind every inspiring aurora in our skies. The mystery behind these shimmering curtains of neon-like light isn’t a mystery to scientists who study space weather. Rather than the calm before the storm, aurora is the light show after the storm in space.

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