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THE NORTHERN Lights are set to dazzle parts of the UK tonight, with the Met Office issuing a 90 per cent chance alert.

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we simply don't live far enough north for the aurora borealis or south enough for the aurora australis (also known as the southern lights). Only during heightened solar activity can strong ...

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In May 2024, Aotearoa was blessed with the celestial phenomenon of an exceptionally strong solar storm, causing the aurora ...

or around the South Pole (there it's called the aurora australis). That's because our planet's magnetic field lines channel the steady stream of particles, called the "solar wind," to the poles.

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Our planet’s magnetic field directs these particles toward the poles, creating dazzling light displays in both hemispheres (known as the aurora australis in the south). A 75-year study from ...

NASA's IMAGE satellite captured this view of the aurora australis (southern lights) on Sept. 11, 2005. The image clearly shows the auroral oval over the South Pole. | Credit: NASA Because they ...

The Northern Lights will be visible from the UK again tonight, and here's exactly when and where you can spot them.