The aurora borealis is back and is expected to be on display through the weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration has predicted the states with the best views include several in ...

Skywatchers are set to be dazzled by the northern lights over the coming hours, as a geomagnetic storm builds.

People in several northern U.S. states may be able to see aurora borealis, also know as the northern lights, on Tuesday night ahead of a minor geomagnetic storm that is set to hit. The National ...

A handful of northern U.S. states are expected to see aurora borealis Tuesday night as an incoming minor geomagnetic storm could affect Earth’s magnetic field, according to the National Oceanic ...

Although less likely, viewers in South Dakota, Michigan, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine may also see the aurora. The sun sends more than heat and light to Earth — it sends energy ...

“In a world that is now so dependent on electricity and electronics, a similar event has the potential to cause widespread ...

Wayne Schlingman, PhD, director of the Arne Slettebak Planetarium at The Ohio State University, breaks down the cause of the Aurora Borealis — and how it was possible to view the light display in your ...

These interactions energize atmospheric gases, causing them to glow and produce the mesmerizing northern lights (aurora borealis) in the Northern Hemisphere. Faster, denser solar wind can further ...

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, have been a near-weekly occurrence ... a relatively small cycle but slightly larger than Cycle 24," said Lisa Upton, co-chair of the Solar Cycle 25 ...

As the solar activity that causes the aurora borealis is expected to reach the peak of its 11-year cycle in the next year, opportunities to see it are booming via cruises, train trips and tours.

A rare combination of solar activity and optimal conditions will make the aurora borealis visible in several ... states in the U.S. from January 24 to 26. The best opportunities for viewing ...