Historical data shows that auroras occur more often during the spring and autumn equinox.

If you're unable to view the northern lights in person, an online live view is the next best (and considerably warmer) thing. The northern lights are a truly remarkable spectacle, with curtains of ...

The underwater volcano Borealis Mud Volcano is located in the ... Using the remotely operated vehicle, ROV Aurora, the research team was able to make a series of observations of the underwater ...

A swath of northern U.S. states may be able to see aurora borealis on Friday night, as high-speed winds from a spot on the sun’s surface may disrupt Earth’s magnetic field, according to the ...

NOAA forecasts a Kp index of three on a scale of nine for Tuesday night, meaning the aurora borealis will “become brighter” than average as it moves away from the Earth’s poles and be “quite pleasing ...

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, occur when energetic particles from the sun—released through processes like solar wind and coronal mass ejections (CMEs)—collide with Earth’s atmosphere.

During March and September equinoxes, Earth's axis is parallel to the sun's. Magnetic fields of Earth and the solar wind momentarily coincide, creating "cracks" that allow charged particles to ...

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, are ribbons of color that occur with the interaction of charged solar particles and the Earth’s upper atmosphere. Last year, they were the most active ...

Iceland — with its fairies and elves, geysers and glaciers, waterfalls and volcanoes and, of course, Aurora borealis — will always be my Post-it note about my existence in the vast universe.

Thanks to a high-speed solar wind streaming from a massive coronal hole in the sun, a geomagnetic storm could set the stage for a dazzling display of the aurora borealis on Feb. 14, 2025.