Good morning from Mount Desert Island, where the aurora borealis showed up in absolutely spectacular fashion last night. I’ve seen the northern lights just once before, dancing green outside the ...

The best time to try and see the northern lights is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., according to NOAA. If you’re hoping to see ...

Forecasters predict a fair amount of aurora borealis activity that will decrease significantly by Thursday night.

A minor geomagnetic storm is forecast for Wednesday March 5. Chances remain strong for seeing the aurora borealis in the ...

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 ...

These interactions energize atmospheric gases, causing them to glow and produce the mesmerizing northern lights (aurora borealis) in the Northern Hemisphere. Faster, denser solar wind can further ...

The result? Those kaleidoscopic sky streaks travelers circle the globe to see. Colors of the aurora borealis, and the southern counterpart, aurora australis, run the gamut. The hue depends on the ...

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 ...

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 ...