Tonight could bring a rare treat to skywatchers across the United States: a vivid display of the northern lights visible far ...

That aurora (Latin for "dawn") lit up the night ... the particle streams hit the edge of our planet's own magnetic sheath—the magnetosphere. Deflected by the magnetosphere, like water meeting ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecasts isolated minor geomagnetic storms throughout Saturday.

Riding with SpaceX’s Transporter-13 mission, NASA’s EZIE CubeSats will unlock the mysteries of auroral electrojets. These ...

The "viewline" for the northern lights includes the UP and areas in northern Michigan, officials announced Thursday.

Aurora chasers are on high alert for possible ... storms occur when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's magnetosphere, potentially causing disruptions in satellite communications ...

A total lunar eclipse best seen from North America on March 13-14, 2025, may reveal the northern lights, thanks to solar ...

This causes a geomagnetic storm, a major disturbance in the magnetosphere which intensifies the aurora. In March 1989, one geomagnetic storm resulted in a Canadian power grid going down for over ...

NOAA has an aurora dashboard that can help people track ... The electrons originate in the magnetosphere, the region of space controlled by Earth’s magnetic field. As they rain into the ...