While sightings of the aurora borealis aren’t the focus of the center’s work, scientists there can get just as excited about it as the public when it occurs. “Seeing the aurora seems to be ...

The uncharacteristically large viewing area stretched as far south as North Carolina and Washington, D.C., where aurora borealis sightings are especially rare, and touched a number of other areas ...

Skygazers in 17 states will be treated to a sighting of the colorful aurora borealis light show on Thursday, brought by a forecast solar storm in the atmosphere. The Northern Lights are expected ...

Sightings of the aurora borealis were reported across the West and Midwest as space weather experts tracked a geomagnetic storm. By Mike Ives People from Montana to Missouri reported sightings of ...

People in otherwise brightly lit cities like New York City and Chicago posted photos to social media of the rare sighting. The aurora borealis is normally only visible near Earth’s poles ...

There may be more northern lights – or aurora borealis – sightings this spring. As we near the spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, on March 20, the Earth's magnetic field and ...

Throughout history, humans have gazed in awe at the astronomical wonder that is the aurora borealis. We’ve wondered what it is and told stories about the lights that shimmered above. When solar ...

Folks in the northernmost US states, including New York, Montana, Washington state and Minnesota, will have a chance to add another aurora borealis sighting to their social media profiles on ...