Following in the footsteps of Aristotle and Galileo, NASA scientists look to take the next step in understanding auroras.

Although they don't impact the surface directly, historical evidence and simulations suggest airbursts can pack a punch.

Two NASA rocket missions are taking to the Alaskan skies in hopes of discovering why some auroras flicker, others pulsate, ...

NASA is launching rockets into the Northern Lights from Alaska to investigate why auroras have distinct movements such as flickering and pulsating.

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

When these waves are converted into audio signals, scientists have found them to sound similar to birds chirping. Scientists ...

As 2024 draws to a close, the skies over parts of the United States may offer a dazzling display of nature's fireworks in the form of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, thanks to heightened ...

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

A newly compiled dataset of nearly one billion images of auroras is helping researchers categorize—and perhaps ultimately ...

The sun is bidding farewell to 2024 with a bang—or rather several bangs. Our star produced three powerful flares on December 29. In addition, two bubbles of material it sent speeding out across ...

A train ride to witness the northern lights across the Arctic Circle is more than a mere journey; it is a magical, ...