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 ...

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 ...