It was a biting 10 degrees Fahrenheit the first night I saw the northern ... lights—not through your smartphone camera, but with your actual eyes—choose a viewpoint that’s far from light ...

To return to their normal state, the molecules release energy in the form of light. As for the colors of the northern lights, these are determined by Earth's atmosphere and the altitude of the ...

This Valentine’s Day, the sky might just put on the most romantic light show of all — the northern lights. Thanks to a high-speed solar wind streaming from a massive coronal hole in the sun ...

or small particles of light. The strongest northern lights displays in the “past 500 years” likely occurred in May, according to NASA, after the agency measured the strongest geomagnetic storm ...

And if it looks as if the northern lights will flare up near you, you should get away from cities and travel to dark locations free from light pollution so you can best see them. The agency also ...

The effects of a coronal mass ejection—a bubble of plasma that bursts from the sun’s surface—will likely impact Earth’s magnetic field on Saturday, bringing the northern lights to several ...

The aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights) is a mesmerizing natural phenomenon that occurs in the northernmost destinations in the world, such as Alaska, Norway, Iceland, Finland ...

Hasan Akbas/Anadolu via Getty Images The best times to view the northern lights are in the hours immediately before and after midnight, according to NOAA. Getting away from light pollution or even ...

Northern Michigan could be in for a weekend light show; there is a slight chance to glimpse the aurora borealis, or northern lights, Saturday night. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

And if it looks as if the northern lights will flare up near you, you should get away from cities and travel to dark locations free from light pollution so you can best see them. The agency also ...

Auroras could light up the night sky following a severe solar storm. Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.