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Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the team observed Saturn's northern auroral region—the equivalent of Earth's northern lights—continuously for a full Saturnian day.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
In this photo, tendrils of green light appear in the sky over the Spectrum rocket upright on its launch pad, thanks to the northern lights, or aurora borealis.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Like the northern lights, comet visibility is a big guessing game.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
A number of towns — Tromso and Alta in Norway; Abisko, Sweden; Rovaniemi, Finland; Fairbanks, Alaska; and Yellowknife and Whitehorse in Canada, to name a few — have positioned themselves as the north star of northern lights tourism.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
In this photo, tendrils of green light appear in the sky over the Spectrum rocket upright on its launch pad, thanks to the northern lights, or aurora borealis.
—Brett Tingley, Space.com, 25 Mar. 2026
Like the northern lights, comet visibility is a big guessing game.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Outside, 23 Mar. 2026
A number of towns — Tromso and Alta in Norway; Abisko, Sweden; Rovaniemi, Finland; Fairbanks, Alaska; and Yellowknife and Whitehorse in Canada, to name a few — have positioned themselves as the north star of northern lights tourism.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
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“Northern lights.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/northern%20lights. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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