Aurora Borealis
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Aurora Borealis, as the green lights dancing across the sky are known formally, are caused by charged sun particles interacting with the Earth’s magnetic field, which is most intense at the poles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 27, 2025
Here are images of the Aurora Borealis from across the West Coast.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024
Plasma can be observed in the natural world in the northern lights, or Aurora Borealis, and the Sun's corona during the recent solar eclipse.
From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024
The Aurora Borealis is the scientific name for the Northern Lights, named after the Roman goddess of dawn, Aurora, and the Greek god of the north wind, Boreas.
From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023
He was talking about the big rusty shipwreck lit up by the green light of the Aurora Borealis.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
