The remarkable natural light show is the result of electrons colliding with atoms in the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.

One can always postpone a good night sleep; a good night sky never. Skywatchers across the north of the United States have a ...

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Illinois as an incoming coronal mass ejection could disrupt Earth's magnetic field and ...

The northern lights aurora borealis forecast for the first week of January 2026 indicates that the most intense solar ...

Fast solar wind and possible CME activity may increase northern lights chances over Christmas, mainly across high-latitude regions ...

If you're hoping for a festive skywatching surprise, Christmas week is shaping up to be more active than usual in space. Fast ...

Up to 15 U.S. states could see the aurora on New Year's Eve, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center.

We usually think of the weather as whatever is happening outside your window, but space weather is subtler. You wouldn’t know it from looking, but the Earth is currently being blasted by multiple ...

At least a half-dozen states could see the illuminating northern lights on Tuesday night, Aug. 19, forecasters predict. Formally known as the aurora borealis, the colorful night skies are caused by ...

NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) in Boulder, Colo., issued a G3 (strong) geomagnetic storm watch for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025 into the following day. This comes as forecasters watch a pair ...

The Sun looks like a warm yellow sphere with a surface covered with glowing messy hair. The yellow glow extends to the edges of the image, with some regions brighter than others. Many bright yellow ...