The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light ...

Her team's paper concludes it's "most certainly a heat source" and says it suggests that the aurora borealis are more complex than previously thought. Spanswick says the discovery was made ...

In the early 17th century, the Italian astronomer Galileo gave them the name aurora borealis, from the Roman ... Saturn and Jupiter have beautiful auroras too, more powerful than Earth's though ...

Between sightings of the aurora borealis, the solar eclipse ... including Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. The six planets will be visible in the days leading up to Jan. 21 ...

Jupiter, Saturn, Mars, and Uranus. A range of subtle light beams streak this hot pink sky during an unusual Aurora Borealis over the Italian Alps. Hues of carmine, scarlet and crimson are the most ...

From planets and constellations, to eclipses and the Aurora Borealis, here's what to look for in the sky this spring ...

As the solar activity that causes the aurora borealis is expected to reach the peak of its 11-year cycle in the next year, opportunities to see it are booming via cruises, train trips and tours.

NASA The northern lights—also known as the aurora borealis—form when particles from the solar wind ecstasy atoms in the Earth's upper atmosphere, causing them to glow. Aurorae manifest as ...

Aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, are created when charged particles from the sun collide atoms in Earth's upper atmosphere, releasing energy as light. While scientists have a ...

The aurora borealis is back and is expected to be on display through the weekend. The National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration has predicted the states with the best views include several in ...