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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). Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays ...
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.
May 12, 2024 · When witnessed near the North they are called Aurora Borealis, while those in the South are called Aurora Australis. Why were they seen across a wider region recently, including India? We explain.
4 days ago · 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...
4 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.
4 days ago · SpaceWeatherLive, a Belgian nonprofit that tracks auroral and solar activity, predicts that the geomagnetic storm approaching the northern hemisphere will reach a Kp index level of 6 this week ...
21 hours ago · The aurora forecast is updated daily at midnight UTC. Forecast: Auroral activity will be active. Weather permitting, active auroral displays will be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Anchorage and Juneau, and visible low on the horizon from King Salmon and Prince Rupert. Moon phase: Waning Gibbous.
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.
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May 10, 2024 · An aurora is one of nature’s most spectacular sights, a dazzling glow in the upper atmosphere driven by space weather.
