Minor-to-moderate geomagnetic storms are expected to last until Thursday, potentially producing vibrant northern lights ...

The northern lights have been very active in 2024. ... "It arrived with a magnetic strength that's about six times the normal background level that's out there in space," he said.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects several states in the northern U.S. to have an opportunity to see ...

Editor's note: Read our Saturday coverage about the northern lights forecast for early June. Another solar storm is in the forecast for Earth, meaning residents of some U.S. states may get another ...

Maine health care network Northern Light Health discovered over the weekend that several computer servers in its system had been compromised, though it said no patient information was at risk.

The northern lights can be seen again tonight in many parts of the northern United States. Displaying many colors from light pink to dark grays, the phenomenon in the sky is an event you’d want ...

Key Background. Northern Lights form during increases in solar activity, which include solar flares and coronal mass ejections (expulsion of plasma from the sun).

Key Background. Displays of the northern lights have become more frequent over the last six months as the sun reached the peak of its 11-year cycle, called a “solar maximum.” ...

Northern lights are fascinating. But while they are more common in northern regions such as Scandinavia or Alaska, they are rarely seen in Germany, as was the case in May this year.

The northern lights are so popular, they have appeared in several pop culture references. This includes name-drops in music from singer Tori Amos' song "Amber Waves," plus a mention in Joni ...

The mystery of a strange, milky-white streak of light that sometimes peeks out from the northern lights have finally been solved. This light, formally named a "structured continuum emission", may ...