"The aurora does not need to be directly overhead but can be observed from as much as a 1,000 km [621 miles] away when the aurora is bright and if conditions are right," the agency explains on its ...

Tasmanians are likely to see more and brighter Auroras in the night sky this year than during the next decade, with local ...

The cold polar nights of snowclad Antarctica did not stop this filmmaker from capturing the most beautiful light show in the ...

Night owls might have seen dashes of glowing color in the sky early Tuesday morning with the possible arrival of the Northern Lights, and space weather influences are forecast to continue the show ...

Seven-time Tassie landscape photographer of the year Paul Hoelen has joined forces with three other award-winning local snappers to hold a series of workshops teaching southern lights-chasers how ...

The Met Office has revealed where in the UK you can catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights as a red visibility alert is issued for the natural phenomenon. The forecaster confirmed the stunning ...

But the aurora can also form around the magnetic south pole. These are what we call the southern lights, or aurora australis. When the solar wind disrupts our magnetic field, that’s called a ...

which in turn trigger reactions in the upper atmosphere in which oxygen and nitrogen molecules release photons of light The result: the Northern and Southern lights.

away from light pollution such as street lights and ideally a cloud-free sky. The Northern and Southern Lights (auroras) are natural light spectacles. The displays light up when electrically ...

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 ...