As this month's string of powerful X-class solar flares sparked brilliant auroras that lit up skies across an unusually wide ...

The skies above Earth recently offered a rare cosmic display, visible from the International Space Station (ISS). Astronauts ...

The northern lights could be visible from states along the U.S.-Canadian border on Sunday night, forecasters at the National ...

From Earth, auroras — also known as the northern or southern lights according to the hemisphere in which they occur — appear as colorful lights dancing in the sky near the poles. Astronauts on the ...

The northern lights have been a hot commodity, casting their glow far and wide, not only over the last week, but since the ...

The quiet arrival offers another indication that the sun is moving into the declining phase of its 11-year cycle.

For the first time, the effects of a geomagnetic superstorm on the Earth’s protective plasmasphere have been observed in ...

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

From creation myths to political omens, different cultures have had vastly different interpretations of the dramatic natural ...

The northern lights are being seen more now. It's due to solar science but also due to advancements in technology.

Charles Deehr remembers his first red aurora in 1958 but others have appeared over the decades, including earlier this month.

Under the right conditions, the northern lights are visible near Los Angeles. Here's how to find out the next time the aurora ...