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

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. But ...

Americans in more than a dozen northern states could see the northern lights Sunday, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

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 ...

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 ...

A swath of northern U.S. states may be able to see aurora borealis on Friday night, as high-speed winds from a spot on the sun’s surface may disrupt Earth’s magnetic field, according to the ...

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.

The aurora borealis, known as the northern lights, is one of Earth’s most beautiful and most mysterious natural wonders. In The Nature of Things documentary The Wonder of the Northern Lights ...