Four space explorers will launch with SpaceX next week on a polar orbital mission that could unlock a new area in space for ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

A huge sun eruption combines with speedy solar wind from a "coronal hole" for a weekend aurora show, experts predict.

One of the most common questions aurora chasers hear is, "When is the best time to see the northern lights?" While predicting auroras with pinpoint accuracy is tricky, evidence suggests that March ...

Aurora borealis is one of the coolest astronomical events that we can see with the naked eye. It makes the sky glow beautiful colors, and auroras are just random enough to be exciting occurrences.

Although nighttime might be shrinking daily as we move through the year, the chances for seeing the northern lights here in the U.S. will continue to be high as we enter the spring and summer ...

Anybody interested in a free light show? Tickets are free but the performance is fickle. “Aurora can often be observed somewhere on Earth from just after sunset or just before sunrise,” the ...

The color of the aurora depends on the type of gas being excited, with oxygen producing green, yellow, or red, and nitrogen typically emitting blue. The best time to view the aurora is usually ...

The northern lights may once again shine bright across the Wisconsin sky on Thursday and Friday, according to the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. The SWPC's forecast indicates that aurora ...