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aurora

[uh-rawr-uh, uh-rohr-uh] / əˈrɔr ə, əˈroʊr ə /
NOUN
atmopheric phenomenon
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Those currents help power the aurora itself, which continues heating the atmosphere and sustaining the entire cycle.

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Historical records from China also described a red aurora visible at unusually low latitudes during that same period.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

A red aurora is rarer and harder to catch than green, but spectacular when it appears.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Eruptions from the Sun's surface sending energy towards Earth are now starting to decline, meaning fewer potential sightings of the aurora borealis.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

It was his aurora: it was telling him that he was still part of the great order of things, and that that could never change.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman




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