"Aurora: 'An aurora (PL: aurorae or auroras), also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis), is a natural light display in Earth's sky, predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic).'"
Optical phenomenon created by charged particles interacting with Earth's atmosphere in the magnetosphere.
Space weather: The study of how ionized particles from the Sun and other astronomical sources can affect Earth's atmosphere and technology.
Solar wind: The stream of charged particles that emanate from the Sun and make up the interplanetary magnetic field.
Magnetosphere: The region of space surrounding a planet or other astrological body where the planet's magnetic field dominates the behavior of charged particles in the solar wind.
Auroras: The colorful displays of light that occur when charged particles from the solar wind collide with atoms in Earth's upper atmosphere.
Plasma physics: The study of the properties and behavior of plasma, one of the most common states of matter in the universe.
Geomagnetic storms: Disturbances in Earth's magnetic field caused by the arrival of high-energy particles from the solar wind.
Magnetopause: The boundary that separates Earth's magnetic field and the solar wind.
Ionosphere: The upper part of Earth's atmosphere where ions are created by the interaction of solar radiation with the atmosphere.
Magnetotail: The region behind Earth's magnetosphere where the solar wind can stretch and distort the magnetosphere.
Reconnection: The process by which magnetic field lines from two different magnetic fields break and reconnect, creating energy and accelerating particles.
Van Allen belts: Two regions of Earth's magnetosphere where charged particles are trapped by the magnetic field.
Solar flares: Explosions on the surface of the Sun that release huge amounts of energy and ionized particles into the solar wind.
Coronal mass ejections: Large eruptions of plasma and magnetic field from the Sun that can cause geomagnetic storms.
Magnetic reconnection events: The sudden release of energy from magnetic reconnection that can cause auroras and other phenomena.
Earth's magnetic field: The magnetic field that surrounds Earth and protects it from the solar wind and harmful radiation.
Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights): A light phenomenon that occurs in the northern hemisphere.
Aurora Australis (Southern Lights): A light phenomenon that occurs in the southern hemisphere.
Proton auroras: A kind of auroras caused by precipitating proton particles from the solar wind.
Electron auroras: A type of auroras generated by precipitating electron particles from the solar wind.
UV auroras: UV auroras are auroras that emit UV radiation, i.e., they are visible in UV light.
Nacreous auroras: A kind of auroras seen mostly in the polar region and are visible during winters.
Diffuse auroras: A type of auroras that spread across the sky and don't have specific shapes or patterns.
Pulsating auroras: Pulsating auroras produce slowly oscillating light.
Coronas: Corona auroras, forming during solar storms, are temporarily replacing the usual auroras in high-latitude regions.
Substorm Auroras: Substorm auroras are brief, scintillating, and contain discrete arcs. These appear when the magnetic field is disturbed and is available on substorm expansion phase.
"Aurora: 'Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.'"
"Aurora: 'Auroras are the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind.'"
"Aurora: 'Major disturbances result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections.'"
"Aurora: 'These particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere).'"
"Aurora: 'The resulting ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity.'"
"Aurora: 'Most of the planets in the Solar System, some natural satellites, brown dwarfs, and even comets also host auroras.'"
"Aurora: 'The form of the aurora, occurring within bands around both polar regions, is also dependent on the amount of acceleration imparted to the precipitating particles.'"
"Aurora: 'also commonly known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis)'"
"Aurora: 'predominantly seen in high-latitude regions (around the Arctic and Antarctic)'"
"Aurora: 'disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by the solar wind.'"
"Aurora: 'enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections.'"
"Aurora: 'particles, mainly electrons and protons, precipitate into the upper atmosphere (thermosphere/exosphere).'"
"Aurora: 'ionization and excitation of atmospheric constituents emit light of varying color and complexity.'"
"Aurora: 'display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.'"
"Aurora: 'Auroras display dynamic patterns of brilliant lights that appear as curtains, rays, spirals, or dynamic flickers covering the entire sky.'"
"Aurora: 'occurring within bands around both polar regions'"
"Aurora: 'result from enhancements in the speed of the solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections.'"
"Aurora: 'emit light of varying color and complexity.'"
"Aurora: 'disturbances alter the trajectories of charged particles in the magnetospheric plasma.'" Note: Quotes are provided within the context of the paragraph. The actual paragraph is labeled "Aurora."