aurora
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This colour is associated with fast, active nights of aurora activity.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
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
Just as a lightbulb is part of a complete circuit, the aurora is only one stop along a larger electrical pathway.
From Science Daily • Feb. 17, 2026
Many nights, the dog teams set up a wolf pack howl, sending their lonesome cries up toward an aurora australis that was bright enough to cast shadows on the endless field of ice.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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