noun🔗ShareAurora boreal/australAn atmospheric phenomenon created by charged particles from the sun striking the upper atmosphere, creating coloured lights in the sky. It is usually named australis or borealis based on whether it is in the Southern or Northern Hemisphere respectively."Last winter, my family traveled to Iceland hoping to see the aurora borealis dance across the night sky. "El invierno pasado, mi familia viajó a Islandia con la esperanza de ver la aurora boreal bailar en el cielo nocturno.astronomyweatherspacenaturephenomenaenvironmentsciencephysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading