It can start quite slowly. All you see at first is a faint lightening of the night sky, something easily mistaken for ...

The sun is near its solar maximum, which has led to remarkable light shows at night over the past year. The Fourth of July holiday will bring explosive light shows on Friday night, but many folks will ...

The aurora borealis is best seen in the winter months as the days grow shorter, though the phenomenon can still be visible throughout the year depending on solar activity. NOAA recommends traveling ...

Over the next two nights, a widespread display of the northern lights will dance across the northern U.S., including Philadelphia, and the lights could dip as far as Alabama and northern California. A ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts the next possibility for viewing the northern lights is Wednesday night, with best viewing from Alaska to South Dakota. The ...

Here’s some good news coming off a long holiday weekend as we head into the fall: If you missed the northern lights (or aurora borealis) last night, you may get another chance to catch a glimpse ...

Prospective northern lights viewers should travel north, towards Earth’s magnetic north pole, experts at NOAA say. Travel away from city lights, and find a vantage point with a clear view north. The ...

Auroras are perhaps the most spectacular natural light shows on Earth — and they look even more majestic from above. Also called the northern lights (aurora borealis) and southern lights (aurora ...

The solar maximum, predicted for July 2025, may increase the chances of seeing the aurora borealis further south. Geomagnetic storms, caused by coronal mass ejections from the sun, create the aurora ...

Millions of Americans will have a chance at seeing the Northern Lights overnight on Tuesday into the early hours of Wednesday morning if the weather cooperates. Newsweek reached out to AccuWeather by ...