The lights appear within what is known as an aurora oval, a belt that roughly rings the Earth’s geomagnetic poles, said ...

The sun reached its solar maximum in 2024, meaning we've had some amazing sightings of aurora borealis. It reached far enough south to light up half of the US on two occasions in 2024, and it's ...

Here's how to watch the last aurora borealis of 2024. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has advised that the Northern Lights ...

This creates the stunning displays known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, in the Northern Hemisphere, and the southern lights, or aurora australis, in the Southern Hemisphere.

Could Ohioans be watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve or celebrating the new year under the glow of the aurora borealis? It's possible, with a strong solar storm expected to impact the Earth ...

Skywatchers are anticipating a possible aurora borealis for parts of the US on Dec. 25 following a solar flare that spewed a coronal mass ejection (CME) toward Earth. The CME prompted a ...

The Space Weather Prediction Center reports that the aurora borealis could glow over the United States on Tuesday, thanks to a coronal mass ejection that left the sun on Dec. 29. The center has ...

In perhaps the best way to start 2025, people could see the aurora borealis — a.k.a the northern lights — once again on New Year’s Eve! On December 31, 2024, northern states might be gifted ...

A favorable aurora borealis forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts some of the northern-most U.S. states will have a shot at seeing the northern lights this ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center issued an alert Sunday night that the aurora borealis may be visible at high latitudes on Dec. 31 ...

As the solar activity that causes the aurora borealis is expected to reach the peak of its 11-year cycle in the next year, opportunities to see it are booming via cruises, train trips and tours.