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 ...

The effects of a coronal mass ejection—a bubble of plasma that bursts from the sun’s surface—will likely impact Earth’s ...

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 ...

In the wake of a "severe" geomagnetic storm on New Years Day that sparked the northern lights across the U.S., more aurora may be visible in the coming days. NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center ...