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May 11, 2024 · By. NPR Staff. , Geoff Brumfiel. Christchurch, New Zealand: People look at the Aurora Australis, also known as the Southern Lights, in Rolleston on May 11, 2024. Sanka Vidanagama/AFP/Getty Images ...
2 days ago · 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.
May 15, 2024 · Citizen Scientists Capture Brilliant Photos of the Aurora. On May 11, 2024, the day-night band of VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) on the Suomi NPP satellite spotted the aurora borealis over the United States during the strongest geomagnetic storm in over two decades. That same night, observers on the ground captured ...
When space weather activity increases and more frequent and larger storms and substorms occur, the aurora extends equatorward. During large events, the aurora can be observed as far south as the US, Europe, and Asia. During very large events, the aurora can be observed even farther from the poles.
2 days ago · The aurora forecast is updated daily at midnight UTC. N. America. Europe. N. Pole. S. Pole. Alaska. Forecast: Auroral activity will be active. Weather permitting, active auroral displays will be visible overhead from Utqiaġvik to Anchorage and Juneau, and visible low on the horizon from King Salmon and Prince Rupert. Moon phase: Waxing Gibbous.
Oct 19, 2023 · Article. Vocabulary. An aurora is a natural light display that shimmers in the sky. Blue, red, yellow, green, and orange lights shift gently and change shape like softly blowing curtains. Auroras are only visible at night, and usually only appear in lower polar regions.
May 17, 2023 · What are auroras, or the northern and southern lights? Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei, coined the term aurora in 1619 after the Roman goddess of dawn—mistakenly believing it to be the...
