Auroras

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

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Solar storms could cause more auroras on Tuesday night

Auroras a "visual warning" of the damaging power of space shocks—study

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