(Why is the sky blue? Learn about it with your kids.) The aurora borealis lights up the night sky behind Iceland's iconic Kirkjufell volcano. Auroras are caused when charged particles from the sun ...

Sky-watchers, you're in luck—the northern lights, or aurora borealis, may make another showing in June, above Alaska and the upper Midwest to the Northeast, according to NOAA.

"The first time I spotted it, I thought at first it may have been a rare form of blue aurora but then realised it was moving ...

A strong solar storm occurred on May 30, and charged particles from the sun have been approaching the Earth at extreme speeds.

A serendipitous solar outburst let scientists point the robot’s cameras toward the Red Planet’s sky to spot a feature shared with our Blue Marble. An artist’s concept of what an aurora on ...

The Blue Hole and its position beneath the auroral ... of the best places to experience the Northern Lights is the STF Aurora Sky Station atop Mount Nuolja in Abisko. Visitors can reach the ...

and nitrogen typically emitting blue. The best time to view the aurora is usually within a couple of hours of midnight, weather permitting. The aurora borealis lit up the night sky in Michigan on ...

Residents in northern Michigan are within the aurora borealis viewline this weekend, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says, following a geomagnetic storm watch for areas in the ...