Every winter, thousands of tourists travel to high-latitude regions like Scandinavia, Canada, and Alaska hoping to see the Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Vincent Ledvina, an aurora guide and Ph.D ...

On February 17, 2007, NASA launched a quintet of satellites to figure out the science behind Earth's most colorful auroras. [ ...

New satellite-based analysis explains how energy carried by Alfvén waves moves from Earth’s magnetosphere into the atmosphere to generate auroral light emissions.

After a strong solar storm sparked dazzling aurora displays across parts of Europe and North America on Monday, there's a chance we could see another, more localized performance tonight. We may not be ...

SOME LIGHT SNOW THAT ACCOMPANIES THAT FRONT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. NOW, SOMETHING ELSE THAT WE WE WE ARE HOPING THAT WE WILL SEE IN THE SKY TONIGHT IS THE NORTHERN LIGHTS. WE ARE UNDER A G FOUR ...

The northern lights may be seen in parts of the United States tonight, including as far south as Iowa and South Dakota. With a maximum forecast geomagnetic activity rating around four out of a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Scientists have uncovered a significant new clue in the long ...

The night skies have been illuminated by breathtaking displays of the aurora borealis (northern lights) and aurora australis (southern lights) caused by intense solar storms that hit Earth's magnetic ...

Time to look up again, skywatchers! If you live in certain parts of the United States and missed the northern lights, you may have another chance. Large geomagnetic storms across North America have ...

Aurora chasers, it's time to charge up your cameras, don your hats and gloves, and get ready for a long night looking up at the sky. Last night, the best northern lights display of the year dazzled ...

Stargazers could get more than they bargained for while looking up at the night’s sky tonight. Thanks to a huge solar storm, the Met Office’s Space Weather forecast suggests the northern lights ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare Severe (G4) Geomagnetic Storm Watch is in effect for Wednesday, November 12th, in response to a series of CME’s (Coronal ...