The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, are caused by the interaction of solar wind—a stream of charged particles from the Sun—with Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. While these lights are ...

Such storms are known to bring the aurora borealis as low as Idaho and New York—although current NOAA predictions are more conservative. The agency's forecasts suggested that the phenomena may ...

Also known as the aurora borealis, the colourful light show turns the sky various fluorescent shades. The Met Office says the aurora is due to a 'high speed stream' (HSS) emitted from a coronal ...