How to Use airglow in a Sentence
airglow
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Above the observatory, a soft green and red glow, known as airglow, helps to tinge the horizon.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Depending on which elements are involved, airglow can appear in subtle shades of green, red or orange.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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In late October, astronauts saw Earth covered in a green sheen, a phenomenon called airglow.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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Auroras are light shows that happen when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's atmosphere and magnetic field, while airglow is luminescence caused by chemical reactions high in the atmosphere.
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Elizabeth Howell,
Space.com,
21 Nov. 2025
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In 2023, Matthews approved a press release about an upcoming HAARP experiment that would create an airglow.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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This perspective allows viewers to appreciate the curvature of the planet, accentuated by a thin, faint green layer of airglow along the horizon, a reminder of Earth's atmosphere glowing softly against the darkness of space.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
29 Dec. 2025
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The different colors of airglow are caused by various chemicals found in the atmosphere, so understanding what chemicals are present can help researchers refine atmospheric models used in climate science to get a more accurate picture of how our planet's atmosphere changes over time.
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Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
9 Dec. 2025
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