What are the northern lights? Here is the science behind perhaps one of the most elusive natural phenomena, the shimmering ...

One of nature's most magnificent shows, the southern lights, could be on display for large parts of southern Australia ...

Gary Zientara, an astronomer and astrophotographer in Angel Fire, captured images of the aurora borealis visible from the ...

Geomagnetic storms cause auroras, also known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights (aurora australis). These spectacular displays of light wave through the night sky of the far ...

The shimmering green, red and purple curtains of the northern and southern lights—the auroras—may be the best-known phenomena lighting up the nighttime sky, but the most mysterious are the mauve and ...

As early as 330 BCE, Aristotle spoke of “flames,” “moving torches,” and luminous phenomena in the night sky—today understood ...

One of nature's most dazzling shows was on display last night. Take a look at some of the photos taken across southern ...

Aurora and airglow meet just before dawn in this stunning picture. Two of Earth's most colourful upper atmospheric phenomena, aurora and airglow, met in this stunning photograph shared by NASA. Taken ...

The Aurora Borealis, which are commonly known as the Northern Lights, are a captivating phenomena.

On World Photography Day, The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) shared the picture of meeting of the two atmospheric phenomena, aurora and airglow. The stunning picture was clicked ...

Millions of Americans will have another chance to view the northern lights tonight, as well as the Taurid meteor shower.

The aurora is one of the most awe-inspiring natural phenomena visible from Earth. It is so dramatic that many people, even ...