Auroras have long mystified humanity. Now that we know what they are and why they happen, we can better predict how best to ...

The Northern lights along with some quick flashes of Perseid meteors are seen in these time-lapses captured on the outskirts of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK and Sistersville, West Virginia, USA. The ...

The International Space Station passed through a stunning aurora and captured it dancing above a country where city lights ...

The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor ...

Auroras are one of Earth’s most mesmerizing natural phenomena, but did you know they also exist on other planets? From the ...

The gigantic coronal hole is blasting high-speed solar wind toward Earth, potentially igniting vibrant auroras and minor ...

The magnetic field can be disrupted by stronger solar winds; the stunning auroras are created when the storm's particle stream interacts with gases in the planet's magnetic field. During very ...

The northern lights are forecast for Jan. 31 through Feb. 1, 2025. Here's when and how to spot the last-minute auroras.

Learn about the two NASA missions that hope to unlock the secrets behind multiple types of auroras by studying the role of ...

The forecast storm won't quite have the oomph of the G4-level whopper that came along Oct. 10, but it should still unveil the auroras across the Northern Hemisphere. The auroras are best seen ...

Earth’s magnetic field, generated by movements within its molten iron core, serves as a protective shield against solar winds ...

For most of the time, auroras are best seen around the magnetic poles of the Northern and Southern hemispheres in Europe, Asia and North America. In the U.S., Alaska is well known to have the best ...