Northern lights

Example Sentences

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It will also be the first mission to continuously record the northern lights, which are caused by solar winds, for 45 hours at a time.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Although these storms can produce great beauty with the northern lights, they can also interfere with GPS and electrical systems.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

The 20-strong crew’s only outside company were pods of dolphins and killer whales, stray icebergs and the northern lights dancing across the night sky.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

That way, we can both enjoy the beautiful northern lights – and rest easy knowing the lights will still be on when we go back inside.

From Salon • Apr. 16, 2025

Howie would be intimidated if he wasn’t busy being distracted by her beautiful hair, which resembles the northern lights, and the fresh bandage on her forehead, which is covering up a Scorpius Hawthorne-like wound.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera