NASA plans to study the Northern Lights by launching rockets in Alaska. The goal is to understand the causes of auroras' ...

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

NASA has identified two types of auroras—fast-pulsating and flickering. Pulsating auroras flash on and off within seconds.

Before you can see those auroras in space, you have to pass a lot of tests. They put you through physical exams and ...

A solar explosion called a coronal mass ejection is poised to graze Earth on Friday or Saturday (Jan. 24 or Jan. 25), ...

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.

On January 21, a coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun and is expected to make contact with Earth soon. The CME (a large expulsion of plasma and magnetic field released from the sun’s ...

The Northern Lights are expected to appear in the New York skies very soon. Here's the best times to catch them.

NASA's 2025 rocket missions aim to uncover aurora mysteries, focusing on flickering, pulsations, and black patches.

Aurora chasers are on high alert for minor geomagnetic storm conditions from Jan. 24 through to Jan. 25. Northern lights ...

Scientists create a 19-year dataset to study Earth's mesosphere, revealing links between auroras and atmospheric processes.