Heightened solar activity meant 2025 was one of the best years to see the northern lights and capture them on camera.

Thanks to a surge of solar activity, a round of northern lights could steal the show, giving skywatchers in up to 10 states a ...

The northern lights could make a surprise appearance across parts of the U.S. tonight, Dec. 22, and through Dec. 24, as a ...

Would the explosion of 93 million miles of plasma interfere with power grids and GPS and light up the night sky in glowing ...

A sudden onset of rapidly moving solar wind, nearly double the normal speed, is quietly gearing up to provide a possible display of the Northern Lights this Christmas season, giving sky gazers living ...

The northern and southern lights, especially active lately, have been treating sky watchers to spectacular shows. But what ...

The northern lights, a breathtaking natural phenomenon, may illuminate the skies across the U.S. tonight, thanks to an influx of speedy solar wind. This event, driven by a coronal hole facing Earth, ...

Strong geomagnetic storms brought colorful northern lights to the skies above many states on Tuesday night, including Missouri and Kansas. Forecasters are expecting more on Wednesday. Geomagnetic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The aurora borealis glows in shades of green, pink, and ...

Sometimes there are storms where the wind gets really strong, it might rain, or there might be thunder and lightning. Did you ...

A second night of aurora borealis is expected across parts of the U.S., Canada, and the U.K. on Wednesday evening, following a vivid display on Tuesday that reached as far south as Alabama and New ...