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Atmospheric optics
Aurora
BeforeEnglishOriginal
An aurora is a natural light display that shimmers across the sky, usually observed in high-latitude regions near the Arctic and Antarctic. It occurs when the magnetosphere is sufficiently disturbed by the solar wind.
For centuries, people have told stories to make sense of these dancing lights. Today, scientists study them to deepen our understanding of the space that surrounds our planet.
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Una aurora es una luz [light] natural en el cielo [sky]. Las personas ven esta luz cerca del Ártico y de la Antártida. El viento [wind] del Sol llega a la Tierra. Por eso hay auroras.
La aurora baila [dances] en el cielo. Las personas cuentan [tell] historias para explicar esta luz. Las historias son muy antiguas. Hoy, los científicos estudian la aurora para entender [understand] el espacio cerca de nuestro planeta.