If you're unable to view the northern lights in person, an online live view is the next best (and considerably warmer) thing. The northern lights are a truly remarkable spectacle, with curtains of ...

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, occur when energetic particles from the sun—released through processes like solar wind and coronal mass ejections (CMEs)—collide with Earth’s atmosphere.

Aurora borealis is one of the coolest astronomical events that we can see with the naked eye. It makes the sky glow beautiful colors, and auroras are just random enough to be exciting occurrences.

Several U.S. states along the Canadian border may see the aurora borealis Tuesday, according to the latest forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Several states along ...

The result? Those kaleidoscopic sky streaks travelers circle the globe to see. Colors of the aurora borealis, and the southern counterpart, aurora australis, run the gamut. The hue depends on the ...