Earth was hit by a coronal mass ejection last night, triggering a G1 geomagnetic storm and displays of the Northern Lights.

Activity on the sun’s surface recently reached a “solar maximum,” though projections suggest auroral activity could be ...

The term northern lights refers to the natural display of pink and green ... the more red the lights will appear rather than the usual green curtains because the curvature of the Earth causes the ...

A solar storm is about to hit Earth and could cause the northern lights to be visible in the uppermost reaches of the United States on Thanksgiving Day and Black Friday. Forecasters predict the ...

The northern lights (aurora borealis ... it is the overlapping of the Sun's magnetic hale cycles that is the primary cause of the increase in Kp post maximum," McIntosh told Space.com "With ...

For many travelers, seeing the northern lights dancing across the night sky is a lifelong dream. While these spectacular displays have occurred in midlatitudes, the best place to see them is in ...

Aurora chasers have another reason to be thankful Thursday: A solar storm is forecast to reach Earth and produce colorful northern lights in the Northern Hemisphere. The dazzling phenomenon ...

increasing the number of CME’s that can potentially cause the Northern Lights to be visible on Earth, according to NASA. A recent CME caused a G4 geomagnetic storm to impact Earth’s atmosphere ...

The solar storms that cause the northern lights can affect technology by inducing extra currents in the ground that can degrade power grid operations, according to NOAA. Geomagnetic storms can ...

It could also cause some radio blackouts. The Northern Lights are most likely to be visible in parts of New York, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Idaho, and Michigan, according to the NOAA. Unfortunately ...

The brilliant light forms have inspired writers, poets, philosophers and artists across the globe since the beginning of time ...

Such storms can cause the lights to appear. "The aurora may become visible over some northern and upper Midwest states from New York to Idaho," the watch said. "Those wishing to see the aurora ...