The states that will likely see the natural light phenomenon, known as the Aurora Borealis, are Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New ...

The agency expects a minor or greater geomagnetic storm—a disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field—on Saturday, which increases ...

NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras and study the unique ribbons of light that dance across the Alaskan ...

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.

Carrying a rifle and keeping an alcohol-ration card are a few things that surprised me about living in Longyearbyen, the ...

If you are using your smartphone to navigate, your system just got a crucial update. Scientists have released a new model ...

Today in Around the World in 50 Experiments, we're heading to Norway! Learn about Vikings, Fjords, Northern Lights and ...

A spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury’s north pole. The European and Japanese robotic explorer swooped as close as 183 miles above Mercury’s night side ...

(NEXSTAR) — Last year gave skywatchers multiple stunning sky shows, including the total solar eclipse, the return of the “devil comet,” and multiple nights colored by the northern lights.

The northern lights — light produced when particles from space collide with atoms and molecules in the upper atmosphere centered on Earth’s magnetic pole —are a manifestation of geomagnetic ...

Tromsø lies just within the Northern Lights Oval, the region above Earth's geomagnetic North Pole where aurora displays are most likely to occur. Visit Tromsø sells 'aurora chases,' dynamic ...

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the British Geological Survey announced the Magnetic North Pole has a new position. Global geomagnetic field modeler William Brown ...