A huge sun eruption combines with speedy solar wind from a "coronal hole" for a weekend aurora show, experts predict.

A period of peak magnetic storms on the sun could lead to another show of northern lights on Earth on Saturday and Sunday, ...

Three NASA-funded rockets are set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range in Fairbanks, Alaska, in an experiment that seeks ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted a much stronger northern lights display than usual Saturday ...

If using a regular camera, National Geographic suggests using wide-angle lenses, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a ...

A promising opportunity to spot the northern lights arises late Saturday through the early morning hours on Sunday in ...

The lights move and change shape and color. Scientists attribute their vibrant colors to excited gases emitted in Earth's atmosphere; oxygen gives off the green color of the aurora. What Causes The ...

According to Dr. Schmoll, the Earth's magnetic field has a north and south pole, just like any magnet. The sun does as well.

The wind is billowing out of a hole in the sun's upper atmosphere—one so vast that it is expected it will take us a good two–three days to clear its path. Tonight, the aurora may be visible ...

PUNCH, which is scheduled to launch this week, will study how material in the sun's outer atmosphere turns into the solar wind. "We're leveraging the new capability of cubesats," Kepko said.

Viewers in Fairbanks, Alaska captured the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, on video Sunday, showing vibrant green ...