The agency expects a minor or greater geomagnetic storm—a disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field—on Saturday, which increases ...

Her team's paper concludes it's "most certainly a heat source" and says it suggests that the aurora borealis are more complex than previously thought. Spanswick says the discovery was made ...

A coronal mass ejection earlier this week may pull the northern lights to more northern U.S. states, forecasters said.

Auroral activity is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light pollution, ...

NASA The northern lights—also known as the aurora borealis—form when particles from the solar wind ecstasy atoms in the Earth's upper atmosphere, causing them to glow. Aurorae manifest as ...

The aurora borealis is back and is expected to be on display through the weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration has predicted the states with the best views include several in ...

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.

As the solar activity that causes the aurora borealis is expected to reach the peak of its 11-year cycle in the next year, opportunities to see it are booming via cruises, train trips and tours.

The Northern Lights, or the Aurora Borealis, are expected to be seen across some regions of the United States on Thanksgiving Day (November 28) and Black Friday (November 29). The National Oceanic ...

The aurora borealis might appear in skies from Washington to New York, lighting up the night with beautiful colors, as a stream of electrically charged particles called "solar wind" hits the poles ...