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aurora

[uh-rawr-uh, uh-rohr-uh] / əˈrɔr ə, əˈroʊr ə /
NOUN
atmopheric phenomenon
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A red aurora is rarer and harder to catch than green, but spectacular when it appears.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 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

The result is a large-scale CT style scan of the aurora.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 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

With the right music Dad’s mood could escape his black hole and shine bright again like the aurora borealis.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas




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