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aurora

[uh-rawr-uh, uh-rohr-uh] / əˈrɔr ə, əˈroʊr ə /
NOUN
atmopheric phenomenon
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However, the Met Office Space Weather Prediction Centre suggests there is a low chance of a "glancing blow" of energy on Tuesday night where the aurora could reappear in northern Scotland.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

"It's essentially like doing a CT scan of the plasma beneath the aurora," Lynch said.

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

Just as a lightbulb is part of a complete circuit, the aurora is only one stop along a larger electrical pathway.

From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026

A glimpse, a pale shimmer on the air; a glow, aurora, dance of electrons, then a face again, faces.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood




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