auroral

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Webb detected two bright auroral bands near the planet's magnetic poles.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

Called the Carrington Event, it triggered intense auroral light shows and knocked out telegraph lines across the globe.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2024

The event, the biggest in 20 years, produced bright auroral lights in skies across the world.

From BBC • May 22, 2024

In our solar system the solar wind is a primary contributor to auroral processes, with active moons like Io and Enceladus playing a role for planets like Jupiter and Saturn, respectively.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

These are crowned with snow, but as the sky changes, take to themselves its moods—coral-red, opal, stone-blue and a mellow, purple glow, which blend and shift like the weird fantasy of the auroral lights.

From Seeds of Pine by Canuck, Janey