Such storms are known to bring the aurora borealis as low as Idaho and New ... the aurorae vary in color depending on the particular species of atoms being excited. As Earth's atmospheric ...

A newly developed instrument shows Earth's Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis in a dazzling rainbow ... that's broken down by wavelength (or color), which, in this case, allows researchers ...

On Thursday, the northern lights — also known as the aurora borealis — illuminated vast ... The dazzling display of color was the result of a powerful solar storm that slammed into Earth.

Aurora borealis is one of the coolest astronomical events that we can see with the naked eye. It makes the sky glow beautiful colors, and auroras are just random enough to be exciting occurrences.

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, might be visible this week across portions of the northern U.S., federal space weather forecasters said Monday, thanks to a period of strong solar activity ...

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are one of nature's most spectacular displays. Auroras occur when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth's upper atmosphere.

Those who were out Thursday evening and happened sneak a peek up at the northern sky may have found themselves staring up at a rare geomagnetic phenomenon: the aurora borealis or, as it is more ...

(Update: Saturday Northern Lights forecast.) NOAA forecast a KP index of five for Friday night, meaning the aurora borealis will become brighter and there is a chance the lights may be more active.

The aurora borealis originates with solar eruptions hurling charged particles toward Earth. The dancing ribbons of color happen when the sun’s particles collide with gases in Earth’s ...