A whitish, gray patch that sometimes appears in the night sky alongside the northern lights has been explained for the first ...

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

Researchers have uncovered the nature of a mysterious whitish, grey patch that often appears alongside the aurora borealis.

The northern lights may be brighter than usual in the northernmost states Monday night as the National Oceanic and ...

Areas included within Thursday’s viewing line include the northern tip of Idaho, northern Montana, North Dakota, northern ...

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 ...

NOAA has issued no advisories or watches for geomagnetic storms, which tend to increase the visibility of aurora borealis at higher latitudes. Get Forbes Breaking News Text Alerts: We’re ...

The best time to view the aurora borealis is expected to be between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time. Moving away from light pollution will increase chances of seeing the northern lights. The NOAA ...

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, is known for a stunning spectacle of light in the night sky, but this near-Earth manifestation, which is caused by explosive activity on the sun and ...

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 ...

Could Ohioans be watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve or celebrating the new year under the glow of the aurora borealis ... While there's no guarantee where the northern lights will be ...

Auroral activity is forecast to increase on Christmas Day, with NOAA forecasting a Kp index of five and a viewing line encompassing a few more regions than Christmas Eve’s forecast, including northern ...