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Aurora - Wikipedia Auroras are the result of disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere caused by enhanced speeds of solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections These disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma
Auroras - NASA Science Auroras are vibrant light displays created when energetic particles from the Sun interact with Earth’s magnetic field and atmosphere These events, also seen on other planets like Saturn and Jupiter, result in a range of colors depending on altitude and the atmospheric gases involved
Auroras: The Northern and Southern Lights | Center for . . . Auroras occur within one of Earth’s upper atmosphere layers, the thermosphere Solar particles trapped here interact with different types of gas molecules, mostly nitrogen and oxygen, resulting in unique, colored displays of light
What Is an Aurora? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids Frequently there are beautiful light shows in the sky These lights are called auroras If you're near the North Pole, it is called an aurora borealis or northern lights If you're near the South Pole, it is called an aurora australis or the southern lights
Aurora | Location Facts | Britannica Aurora, luminous phenomenon of Earth’s upper atmosphere that occurs primarily in high latitudes of both hemispheres; in the Northern Hemisphere auroras are called aurora borealis, aurora polaris, or northern lights, and in the Southern Hemisphere they are called aurora australis or southern lights
Aurora Tutorial | NOAA NWS Space Weather Prediction Center What is the Aurora? Aurora is the name given to the glow or light produced when electrons from space flow down Earth’s magnetic field and collide with atoms and molecules of the upper atmosphere in a ring or oval centered on the magnetic pole of Earth
Aurora colors: What causes them and why do they vary? | Space Auroras come in a wide variety of colors — from green to pink to blue and purple — that can leave skywatchers both mesmerized and mystified But there's a method to this auroral madness