Aurora borealis does pop and cackle not because of the Northern lights, but because of the atmosphere's electrification.

For those in the northern states, the aurora borealis, or northern lights, are likely to appear this week, according to the ...

Nearly a dozen states in the northern U.S. may have an opportunity to see the northern lights Sunday as geomagnetic storms will likely disrupt Earth’s magnetic field over the next two days, according ...

Several northern US states may have a chance to view the Aurora Borealis this weekend. We show where.

As Earth's magnetic field redirects the particles toward the poles — there are southern lights, too, which you can read about below — they interact with atmospheric gases like oxygen and nitrogen.

So, if you live where the aurora borealis might be visible tonight, make sure to head away from city lights and check out the night sky to the north.

What causes the Northern Lights? "The aurora is formed from interactions between the solar wind streaming out from the sun and Earth’s protective magnetic field, or magnetosphere," according to ...

Will we see the northern lights tonight in Tennessee? No, only a handful of northern states will be able to see the rare dancing lights. The dancing red and green lights of the aurora borealis ...

Also known as the Aurora Borealis, northern lights occur when solar activity, such as solar flares or coronal mass ejections, triggers magnetic storms Another round of auroras is predicted to be ...

The aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, form when particles from solar wind cause atoms in the Earth's upper atmosphere, rich in oxygen and nitrogen, to glow.

What are the 'northern lights' aka aurora borealis? The northern lights are a luminous glow seen around the magnetic poles of the northern and southern hemispheres, according to the University of ...

Tuesday’s auroral forecast follows “minor” geomagnetic storms that disrupted Earth’s magnetic field over the last two days, increasing the Kp index to around four and boosting a chance to see the ...