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The Southern Hemisphere has its own polar lights known as the southern lights, or aurora australis, which create a dazzling display of their own.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Then a few auroras, more popularly known as the northern lights and southern lights, become visible at the edge of our planet.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 11 May 2026
Northern and southern lights The sun is expected to churn out more eruptions in 2026 that could lead to geomagnetic storms here on Earth, giving rise to stunning aurora.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
When the light display is in the southern hemisphere, it is referred to as the southern lights or aurora australis.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 May 2026
Then a few auroras, more popularly known as the northern lights and southern lights, become visible at the edge of our planet.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 11 May 2026
Northern and southern lights The sun is expected to churn out more eruptions in 2026 that could lead to geomagnetic storms here on Earth, giving rise to stunning aurora.
—Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
When the light display is in the southern hemisphere, it is referred to as the southern lights or aurora australis.
—Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Southern lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/southern%20lights. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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