aurora
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Energy deposited by the aurora heats specific regions of the atmosphere.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Those currents help power the aurora itself, which continues heating the atmosphere and sustaining the entire cycle.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
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
This colour is associated with fast, active nights of aurora activity.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
He saw the aurora borealis, meteor showers over tumbling black waves, night skies so clear the stars seemed within reach, hung from a ceiling by fishing wire.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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