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An aurora [a] ( pl. aurorae or auroras ), [b] also commonly known as the northern lights ( aurora borealis) or southern lights ( aurora australis ), [c] is a natural light display in Earth 's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic ).
Jul 9, 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.
Jul 23, 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...
Oct 19, 2023 · An aurora is a natural light display that shimmers in the sky. Auroras are only visible at night, and usually only appear in lower polar regions.
May 12, 2024 · Auroras are bright and colourful lights, formed due to an active interaction in space between charged solar winds and the Earth’s magnetosphere. Solar winds are ejections of charged particles from the Sun’s atmosphere, mostly composed of protons and electrons.
2 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.
Dec 1, 2023 · SCIENCE. 2024 has seen record-breaking auroras–and there’s more to come. NASA says May saw one of the strongest aurora events in 500 years, with the sun’s solar maximum making northern lights...
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.
13 hours ago · The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecasts significant geomagnetic activity over the next couple of days, which could result in displays of aurora australis in the night-time. The geomagnetic storm ...
May 10, 2024 · What is an aurora, and why do they come in different shapes and colors? An aurora is one of nature’s most spectacular sights, a dazzling glow in the upper atmosphere driven by space weather.
