A huge sun eruption combines with speedy solar wind from a "coronal hole" for a weekend aurora show, experts predict.
Also known as the aurora borealis, the northern lights are formed by electrons colliding with the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere. During these collisions, "electrons transfer their energy ...
The northern lights are predicted to be visible in parts of Michigan on Thursday and Friday night. NOAA has an aurora dashboard that can help people track the phenomenon. Using a phone camera in ...
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 ...
Aurora Borealis, Latin for "northern dawn”, forms when charged particles from the sun collide with Earth's upper atmosphere at incredible speeds — up to 45 million mph. The planet's magnetic ...