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
Aurora Dashboard (Experimental) - NOAA NWS Space Weather . . . When and where can you see the northern and southern lights also known as the aurora? This page provides a prediction of the aurora’s visibility tonight and tomorrow night in the charts below The animations further down show what the aurora’s been up to over the last 24 hours and estimates what the next 30 minutes will be like
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
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 the aurora? - NASA Named for the Roman goddess of dawn, the aurora is a mysterious and unpredictable display of light in the night sky The aurora borealis and aurora australis – often called the northern lights and southern lights – are common occurrences at high northern and southern latitudes, less frequent at mid-latitudes, and seldom seen near the equator