Here's what to know about this week's chance to view the aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights. What are the 'northern lights' aka aurora borealis? The northern lights are a luminous ...

It's the solar particles interacting with atoms and molecules in the air that produce the light shows known as the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights (and their southern counterparts, the Aurora ...

A handful of northern states may be able to see aurora borealis Saturday night, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, as a minor geomagnetic storm looms.

Deep sky astrophotographer Astro Ben captured a beautiful timelapse of the northern lights dancing over his garden in the U.K. "Beautiful Aurora Borealis seen tonight in England, UK," Astro Ben ...

(Photo by Patrick ... More Pleul/picture alliance via Getty Images) Saturday night’s aurora borealis forecast has a Kp index of 3, a measure of strength on a scale of 0 to 9, indicating “more ...