aurora
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The study shows that the planet's aurora drives a powerful cycle involving heat, winds, and electrical currents that can make Saturn appear to spin at different speeds depending on how it is measured.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
Instead, electrical signals linked to the planet's aurora were being affected by winds in Saturn's upper atmosphere.
From Science Daily • May 29, 2026
This colour is associated with fast, active nights of aurora activity.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
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
But he was not prepared for the aurora borealis—the northern lights.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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