You've probably seen or experienced most of these common science phenomena before, but you may not have thought about why ...

Forecasts call for mild auroral activity Monday night that will weaken by Tuesday, when no states in the contiguous U.S. are ...

Saturday night’s northern lights display follows “strong” radio blackouts on Friday, an event that NOAA said briefly ...

Some U.S. states could be treated with a northern lights display due a minor geomagnetic storm on the sun, according to space ...

The Northern Lights may be putting on an encore performance Saturday night after putting on a minor show Friday night, only this time the display has the potential to be longer and brighter.

Another round of northern lights will be viewable from several locations across the United States, likely to produce a magical display of colors swirling through the night sky on Tuesday ...

Other states where it’s possible to see the lights include Oregon, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, northern Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New England. General view of Borealis ...

The northern lights are caused by collisions between fast-moving particles (electrons) from space and the oxygen and nitrogen gas in the atmosphere, NASA said. The color of the aurora depends on ...

Many northern lights watchers over the years will tell you: Patience is key to catching a glimpse of this wonder of Mother Nature. And Tuesday night’s show didn’t disappoint those New ...