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  2. The science behind how the northern lights are formed - AOL

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    Whether or not you've seen them in Alaska or Greenland, the spectacular aurora borealis — or, the northern lights — are a mystical, fascinating sight.

  3. Aurora - Wikipedia

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    Aurora australis seen from the ISS, 2017 [1]. An aurora [a] (pl. aurorae or auroras), [b] also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), [c] is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic).

  4. Why have the northern lights been so visible? An expert explains

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    BOSTON - The northern lights have put on a show in 2024. In May, the strongest solar storm in 21 years set off the aurora borealis and on Thursday night, the stunning colors were visible once ...

  5. Green, red and purple: The colorful science behind the ...

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    Seeing the Aurora Borealis dance in the night sky is a bucket list item for many, and just like snowflakes, no two displays are exactly the same, including the blend of colors. The northern lights ...

  6. Optical phenomenon - Wikipedia

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    Aurora (northern and southern lights, aurora borealis and aurora australis) Belt of Venus; ... Physics and the Visual Arts, Springer, New York, 1999, hardback, ...

  7. What's behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky ...

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    What's behind the northern lights that dazzled the sky farther south than normal; Residents slog through flooded streets, pick up debris after Hurricane Milton tore through Florida; Kentucky woman is arrested after police find human remains in her mom's oven and a body in the yard; An elevator mishap at a Colorado tourist mine killed 1 and ...

  8. Northern lights dazzle much farther south than normal. Here's ...

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    Northern lights dazzle much farther south than normal. Here's what's behind the show; Abortion has passed inflation as the top election issue for women under 30, survey finds; Climate change gave significant boost to Milton's destructive rain, winds, scientists say; Hurricane Milton spawned high number of destructive, deadly tornadoes

  9. Atmospheric optics - Wikipedia

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    A circumzenithal arc over Grand Forks, North Dakota The Belt of Venus over Paranal Observatory atop Cerro Paranal in the Atacama Desert, northern Chile [44] Crepuscular rays at sunrise in Malibu, California. Atmospheric optical phenomena include: Afterglow; Airglow; Alexander's band, the dark region between the two bows of a double rainbow ...