The sun goes through repeating cycles of activity roughly every 11 years. During the active phase of a solar cycle, the ...

Matt Melnyk is an airline pilot and avid aurora chaser who regularly enjoys northern lights shows while cruising at 36,000 feet.

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

The glittering auroral displays were formed as a result of three powerful geomagnetic storms that occurred between November ...

"At first I couldn’t see much…but then colors started to show, and I pulled out my camera," the passenger said.

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 ...