Who gave the aurora borealis its name?

谁为北极光命名？

Steve is an aurora, and a good looking one, too.

史蒂夫极光，好看极光。

It caused brilliant auroras far south of the Arctic.

它引发色彩斑斓极光最南到达北极。

This is what we call the aurora, or the northern (and southern) lights.

这就所说极光，或称北极光（和南极光）。

On Earth, this creates the aurorae, the northern and southern lights, and it does at Jupiter, too.

地球这个过程会产生极光（北极光和南极光），木星也如此。

If you want to see an aurora on earth, you should head to areas near the poles.

如果你想看地球极光，你应该去极地附近地方。

Massive auroras occurred as far south as the Caribbean.

远在加南部产生了巨大极光。

In fact, the aurora borealis is caused by storms on the sun.

而事实，北极光由太阳风暴引起。

Places that rarely get a glimpse of the aurora borealis.

那里很少能看到北极光。

The aurora is a stunning display of Earth's magnetic field in action.

极光就地球磁场发挥作用绝佳展示。

Like the auroras on earth, auroras on other planets occur around their north and south poles.

和地球极光一样，其他星球极光也出现在南北极。

These ghostly auroras are a thousand times more powerful than Earth's northern and southern lights.

这些可怕极光要1000倍地强于地球南极和北极极光。

There she was able to see the aurora borealis for the first time in her life.

在那里，她第一次亲眼看到了北极光。

Scientists say auroras occur when energized particles from the sun are seen interacting with earth's magnetic field.

科学家说，当看到来自太阳带电粒子与地球磁场相互作用时，极光就会出现。

An aurora around the North Pole is called 'aurora borealis' or the northern lights.

环绕着北极极光被称作北极光或者北方光。

The auroras are close enough to reach out and touch!

近在咫尺极光！

These events can generate aurorae on Earth, cause power blackouts, and damage satellites.

这些现象可以形成地球极光，导致停电，并破坏卫星。

These so-called elves had not previously been associated with lightning, but with just another kind of aurora borealis.

这些所谓“精灵”以前并没有和闪电联系在一起，而只和另一种北极光联系在一起。

And it's what gives us this: The aurora!

而且它给了这个：极光！

If directed at Earth, these flares and CMEs create geomagnetic storms that then dazzle us with spectacular auroras.

如果直接针对地球, 这些耀斑和日冕物质抛射创造地磁暴会通过壮观极光让眼花缭乱。