The multicolored phenomenon known as the northern lights are an easily explained scientific reaction that typically takes ...

Prospective northern lights viewers should travel north, towards Earth’s magnetic north pole, experts at NOAA say. Travel away from city lights, and find a vantage point with a clear view north. The ...

The aurora borealis is best seen in the winter months as the days grow shorter, though the phenomenon can still be visible ...

The first widespread aurora of the fall season made its appearance late Monday night across Southcentral Alaska.

Thursday night’s auroral forecast follows a period of geomagnetic storms late Wednesday and early Thursday morning, ...

Tonight’s auroral forecast predicts a Kp index of four, suggesting that northern lights may be visible as far south as ...

A large solar flare erupted Thursday and is set to reach Earth Saturday, which could result in a strong geomagnetic storm and cause the aurora borealis, or Northern Lights, to be visible across the US ...

This period of heightened solar activity, which only takes place every 11 years, is likely to continue into 2026. So it’s a ...

Space weather forecasting is decades behind Earth’s meteorology. Learn what makes auroras so unpredictable—and the real-time tricks aurora chasers use to catch them.

The northern lights were visible in some northern U.S. states this week, and could be visible in Alaska through the weekend. The probability of seeing the aurora borealis from any U.S. state outside ...

CHICAGO -- Some U.S. states could be treated to a northern lights display thanks to a minor geomagnetic storm on the sun, according to space forecasts. Another round of aurora borealis is expected on ...