The possible aurora borealis coincides with the Perseids meteor shower, with hundreds of meteors likely visible in the night ...

The aurora borealis has a chance to appear for viewers in Alaska and the upper Midwest, including Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan.

For those in the northern states, the aurora borealis, or northern lights, are likely to appear this week, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction ...

The aurora borealis will be active and visible from several parts across the United States beginning on Monday, June 23 ...

The aurora borealis shone over an unusually wide area of North America and Europe. It was driven by a “big blob of plasma” from the sun, a scientist said.

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 ...

The idea that aurora borealis has "seasons" comes from data compiled by NASA astrophysicist, Dr. David Hathaway. According to the data, the northern lights are more likely to show up in March ...

If it's located in the Northern Hemisphere it's called an aurora borealis, while those in the Southern Hemisphere are called aurora australis. Topics How-To. Amanda Yeo. Assistant Editor.

We missed the historical aurora borealis last May because of bad weather. That was a rare level G-5 extreme geomagnetic storm, and the colorful lights were seen overhead as far south as the Caribbean.

Discover why the best aurora displays occur after solar maximum, and why 2026-2027 could be the year of the northern lights. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, may be visible near the Canadian border on June 1, with parts of Montana ...

Nyack Middle School is seen as aurora borealis, or northern lights, produced by a solar geomagnetic storm lights the sky in Nyack, New York, on October 11, 2024.