"The aurora does not need to be directly overhead but can be observed from as much as a 1,000 km [621 miles] away when the aurora is bright and if conditions are right," the agency explains on its ...

Maximize your changes of seeing an aurora borealis shower by following these tips no matter your location in the northern hemisphere. There is no set time for the northern lights, as solar flare ...

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

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 ...

This month offers a prime window for spotting the colorful displays of the aurora borealis Getty If you're a fellow stargazer and skywatcher, you're in luck! With March’s action-packed skies and ...

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 colorful Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, appear when electrically charged particles from the sun interact with molecules in Earth's atmosphere. Northern Lights may appear unusually far ...

The aurora borealis – commonly called the northern lights – are one of the most popular attractions in Fairbanks. The region is situated under the "aurora oval," and from late September to ...