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Coronal mass ejections when aimed at Earth, they collide with our magnetic field within days, setting off geomagnetic storms ...

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

Solar material is gusting out of the dark patch in the Sun's corona towards Earth at more than a million miles per hour.

An incredible video captured from the International Space Station shows an aurora from above, rippling with the unusual green ...

The effects of a coronal mass ejection—a bubble of plasma that bursts from the sun’s surface—will likely impact Earth’s magnetic field on Saturday, bringing the northern lights to several northern U.S ...

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

Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.

Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

The northern lights display should continue well into the weekend, possibly reaching down into the middle parts of the ...