Auroras are like light shows in the sky, and they happen when particles from the sun crash into Earth’s atmosphere. Imagine it like this: The sun sends tiny charged particles on a journey, and they travel through space until they reach Earth. When these particles hit gases in our atmosphere, they make the air glow with colors like green, pink, or purple. That glowing is what we see as auroras.
Examples
- The sun sends tiny charged particles on a journey to Earth, and when they hit our atmosphere, they make it glow with colors like green or purple.
- Auroras look like shimmering curtains in the sky, they're caused by solar wind particles colliding with gases in the atmosphere.
- At night, you can see bright green lights dancing across the sky, that's an aurora caused by excited oxygen molecules.
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See also
- What Causes the Colors of Aurora Borealis?
- How Do Auroras Actually Form?
- What Causes the Northern Lights and How Are They Different from Auroras in Other Parts of the World?
- What Causes Auroras on Earth and Other Planets?
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