The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light ...

Following in the footsteps of Aristotle and Galileo, NASA scientists look to take the next step in understanding auroras.

Skygazers have the chance to spot the northern lights from parts of the United States this weekend, supercharged by a massive coronal hole in the sun's atmosphere that's measured to be 500,000 ...

Solar storms may bring northern lights to several states in the northern U.S. just in time for New Year's Eve, but cloud cover may put a damper on festivities. Two bursts of plasma expelled from ...

The world-famous colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth. That's because when the solar ...

The world-famous colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth, and those in Minnesota could ...

We see the northern lights because of the sun ... Delaware and South Jersey got their first snowflakes of the season. But, it was wet snow, so it didn’t stick to the ground in most spots.

NASA has identified two types of auroras—fast-pulsating and flickering. Pulsating auroras flash on and off within seconds.

According to NASA and NOAA, the sun is now in its “solar maximum” period, which means a more intense solar wind and, ultimately, a higher chance of more southerly Northern Lights for at least ...

Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

The northern lights may be visible in portions of Wisconsin on Friday and Saturday nights, according to the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. The SWPC's forecast indicates that aurora ...