Forecasters predict a fair amount of aurora borealis activity that will decrease significantly by Thursday night.

Historical data shows that auroras occur more often during the spring and autumn equinox.

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, occur when energetic particles from the sun—released through processes like solar wind and coronal mass ejections (CMEs)—collide with Earth’s atmosphere.

The aurora borealis might appear in skies from Washington to New York, lighting up the night with beautiful colors, as a stream of electrically charged particles called "solar wind" hits the poles ...

Ready for a nighttime skygazing excursion? Another display of the aurora borealis is coming, and people living in the northern part of the US should be able to see it, according to the National ...

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, or northern lights, are ribbons of color that occur with the interaction of charged solar particles and the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Last year, they were the most active ...

Thanks to a high-speed solar wind streaming from a massive coronal hole in the sun, a geomagnetic storm could set the stage for a dazzling display of the aurora borealis on Feb. 14, 2025.

Iceland — with its fairies and elves, geysers and glaciers, waterfalls and volcanoes and, of course, Aurora borealis — will always be my Post-it note about my existence in the vast universe ...

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

The northernmost states may be able to see the aurora borealis again Thursday night, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...