The new year arrived not only with fireworks, but with displays of aurora across the world at much more southerly latitudes ...

For aurora borealis chasers, this timing is crucial ... Churchill's reputation as the polar bear capital often overshadows its status as an aurora powerhouse, but timing your visit to the Arctic ...

These fascinating illuminations are a common sight in the polar regions and are known as the Aurora Borealis in the Northern Hemisphere and the Aurora Australis in the south. Though you can enjoy them ...

Could Ohioans be watching the ball drop on New Year's Eve or celebrating the new year under the glow of the aurora borealis ... Earth's northern or southern polar regions, according to NASA.