High-speed winds from a spot on the sun’s surface may affect Earth’s magnetic field, pulling the phenomenon further south.

Forecasters predict a fair amount of aurora borealis activity that will decrease significantly by Thursday night.

Historical data shows that auroras occur more often during the spring and autumn equinox.

The northernmost states may be able to see the aurora borealis again Thursday night, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

Will we see the northern lights — aurora borealis — paint the Lower Hudson Valley skies this spring? It’s conceivable, but a ...

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, occur when energetic particles from the sun—released through processes like solar wind and coronal mass ejections (CMEs)—collide with Earth’s atmosphere.

The aurora borealis might appear in skies from Washington to New York, lighting up the night with beautiful colors, as a stream of electrically charged particles called "solar wind" hits the poles ...

The colorful Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, appear when electrically charged particles from the sun interact with molecules in Earth's atmosphere. Northern Lights may appear unusually far ...

The aurora borealis, known as the northern lights, is one of Earth’s most beautiful and most mysterious natural wonders. In The Nature of Things documentary The Wonder of the Northern Lights ...