aurora
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When the aurora lights up the night sky, it is powered by electrons streaming down from space into Earth's upper atmosphere.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
"It's essentially like doing a CT scan of the plasma beneath the aurora," Lynch said.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
When it's cloudy, light pollution reflecting off the ground can make the clouds glow and look a lot like an aurora.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
A calm night with no moon and very few clouds are believed to be the optimal conditions for seeing the aurora.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026
The sky is an aurora of reds, oranges, and violets, dotted with infinite batches of twinkling stars.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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