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aurora

[uh-rawr-uh, uh-rohr-uh] / əˈrɔr ə, əˈroʊr ə /
NOUN
atmopheric phenomenon
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Red aurora tends to appear during particularly powerful geomagnetic storms, when the solar wind is strong enough to push particles to extreme heights.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The two rockets launched side by side into the same aurora, each traveling along a slightly different path.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

When the aurora lights up the night sky, it is powered by electrons streaming down from space into Earth's upper atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

After igniting the aurora, electrons spread out in many directions.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

As the aurora australis flickered overhead, Wild came in a dog’s whisker ahead of Hurley, with a time of two minutes and nine seconds.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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