The best way to identify a Douglas fir — that ubiquitous American evergreen that, it turns out, is much more than a staple of ...

This is perhaps best encapsulated in a Walt Whitman poem titled “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer.” The narrator describes ...

NOAA predicts a minor to moderate geomagnetic storm Thursday night, potentially giving people across the northern U.S. the ...

You can also find out when you are most likely to see the northern lights with our aurora forecast, updated daily. The most common aurora color is green.

A portion of the northern U.S. may have a chance to see the northern lights on Saturday night, the latest opportunity to view the phenomenon as activity on the sun’s surface reaches a “solar ...

If you've ever been fortunate enough to witness the northern lights or southern lights in person, it likely won't surprise you that they have inspired countless myths and legends around the world.

Northern lights may intensify over the next two years as the sun enters its peak activity phase, known as the solar maximum. Increased solar activity could affect satellites, communications ...

Here’s what to know about your chances of seeing them this week: When could I see the northern lights in Wisconsin? Parts of the northern U.S. — including Wisconsin — will have a chance to ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Northern Lights, also commonly referred to as the Aurora Borealis, are an elusive phenomenon that occurs when particles energized by the Sun hit the Earth's magnetic atmosphere ...

The Northern Lights occur when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth's atmosphere, creating an array of colors that light up the sky. This collision usually occurs in the ...

Here’s something to think about: We are at the peak of solar cycle 25, an approximately 11-year cycle of magnetic activity coming from the sun. This solar cycle started in December 2019 and it ...