Most of Alaska and northern Canada will have the ... The colorful displays of the aurora borealis are produced by the intersection of solar events and the molecules of oxygen and nitrogen in ...

The aurora borealis was visible on Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning in Canada, Alaska and a slate of other states from Washington to Maine and as far south as Iowa and Nebraska.

A powerful solar storm has sent particles flowing from the sun that are interacting with Earth's magnetosphere in ways that are triggering the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis.

according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute. Known for creating ribbons of colorful light in the night sky, the aurora borealis are polar lights, or aurora polaris ...

The Northern Lights, otherwise known as Aurora Borealis, will be visible across multiple states in the U.S. on April 15 and 16, 2025. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has an ...