NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras and study the unique ribbons of light that dance across the Alaskan ...

The agency expects a minor or greater geomagnetic storm—a disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field—on Saturday, which increases ...

A coronal mass ejection earlier this week may pull the northern lights to more northern U.S. states, forecasters said.

Credit: Christopher Perry/NASA/Tribune News Service via Getty ... for the rockets to reach the altitude needed to study the Northern Lights, so the team has to best assess where the auroras ...

A mid-level flare that erupted from the sun on January 22 could bring the northern lights to several US states over the ...

Have you hoped to see the northern lights shine over Iowa? You may have a chance tonight if you head far enough north.

Few natural sights are revered as much as the aurora borealis, and scientists at NASA are hoping that two new rocket missions will help illuminate the processes that lead to such a magnificent light ...

The sun is currently at solar maximum, according to NASA, the peak of activity in its natural cycle, which is creating more ...

NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras to help ... Aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, are created when charged particles from the sun collide atoms in Earth's upper ...

The sun is currently at solar maximum, according to NASA, the peak of activity in its natural cycle, which is creating more opportunities to see the northern lights.