When we saw the Northern Lights in Alabama in May, we called it a "nearly once-in-a-lifetime event." Sign up for our Newsletters Emphasis on the nearly. Because we saw them again in October -- and ...

The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light ...

Skygazers have the chance to spot the northern lights from parts of the United States this weekend, supercharged by a massive coronal hole in the sun's atmosphere that's measured to be 500,000 ...

The world-famous colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth. That's because when the solar ...

A severe solar storm can produce Northern Lights much farther south than usual, including parts of the southern U.s. "Aurora may be seen as low as Alabama and Northern California," the SWPC said in ...

The northern lights, known as the aurora borealis, are a spectacular natural light show visible at certain times of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. They occur when electrically charged ...