"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 ...

Although nighttime might be shrinking daily as we move through the year, the chances for seeing the northern lights here in the U.S. will continue to be high as we enter the spring and summer ...

Aurora? Sorta! The northern lights were trending on social media Thursday, but don't get your hopes up too much. Only a limited region of the U.S. will be able to see it. According to the Space ...

Americans in more than a dozen northern states could see the northern lights Sunday, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the aurora borealis will be more visible than ...

Anybody interested in a free light show? Tickets are free but the performance is fickle. “Aurora can often be observed somewhere on Earth from just after sunset or just before sunrise,” the ...

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

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.

One of the most common questions aurora chasers hear is, "When is the best time to see the northern lights?" While predicting auroras with pinpoint accuracy is tricky, evidence suggests that March ...

The color of the aurora depends on the type of gas being excited, with oxygen producing green, yellow, or red, and nitrogen typically emitting blue. The best time to view the aurora is usually ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts the Northern Lights will be visible across several states on Sunday and Monday. Optimal viewing times are between 10 p.m. and 2 ...

Some of the northernmost states may be able to see aurora borealis Saturday night, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast, possibly the last chance for this ...