Aurora forecasting is crucial to increase your probability of witnessing the northern lights. Numerous websites and apps offer forecasts by monitoring solar activity. A KP index of five or above ...

Skywatchers are set to be dazzled by the northern lights over the coming hours, as a geomagnetic storm builds.

Since May this year, the aurora borealis (northern lights), has at times ... speculating that the aurora might be related to "the new art" of electricity. Wales's 18th-century almanacs were ...

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.

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.