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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How ancient texts can shed light on auroras

A 'weird dent' in Earth's magnetic field is causing problems with auroras in the Southern Hemisphere

ISS astronauts witness 'spectacular' auroras from space (photos)

Giant geomagnetic storm to slam into Earth, fueling auroras across northern US

This Nearby Brown Dwarf May Have Auroras--And a Moon, Too

A Solo Brown Dwarf Found With Auroras

The Sun Just Blasted its Strongest Flare in 6 Years. Get Ready for Auroras

Strange And Beautiful Auroras May Glow on Planets Orbiting Pulsars

Auroras this weekend follow the strongest solar flare in years

Monster X-class flare is most powerful solar eruption since 2017, could trigger auroras and major geomagnetic storms

Planets Orbiting Pulsars Should Have Strange and Beautiful Auroras. And We Could Detect Them

'Cannibal' Solar Eruption Headed to Earth May Trigger Auroras

Photos show the Northern Lights appeared as far south as Texas on Sunday from a double eruption on the sun. Auroras could become more common as solar activity nears its peak.

Massive eruption on sun hurls coronal mass ejection toward Earth, auroras likely Sept. 19 (video)

Auroras across the solar system are powered in the same way, Mercury results suggest

A 'double punch' of solar storms could smash into Earth and spark widespread auroras this week

Satellites uncover 'invisible' auroras glowing in infrared in Earth's atmosphere

Sun unleashes giant X-flare in outburst that could spark auroras on Mars (video)

A powerful eruption on the sun could create widespread auroras tonight

Auroras Are About to Become More Common. Here’s Where To See The Dazzling Light Show.