According to Dr. Schmoll, the Earth's magnetic field has a north and south pole, just like any magnet. The sun does as well.

The celestial spectacle may be visible in northern Michigan, Maine and the nation’s high latitudes, the National Oceanic and ...

The aurora borealis has jumped to the top of many travelers' wish lists, creating a tourism boom in the northernmost reaches of our planet. This writer found a unique experience in northern Norway.

If using a regular camera, National Geographic suggests using wide-angle lenses, an aperture or F-stop of four or less and a ...

The aurora borealis, known as the northern lights, is one of Earth’s most beautiful and most mysterious natural wonders. In The Nature of Things documentary The Wonder of the Northern Lights ...

Maximize your changes of seeing an aurora borealis shower by following these tips no matter your location in the northern hemisphere. There is no set time for the northern lights, as solar flare ...

After stating that the barometer had risen very high (30.2), he says:—“To-night, as I drove home from Reugarten, there was the most beautiful aurora borealis I ever o saw. It began in the ...

The aurora borealis might appear in skies from Washington to New York, lighting up the night with beautiful colors, as a stream of electrically charged particles called "solar wind" hits the poles ...

According to a forecast by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Northern Lights, Aurora Borealis, is expected to be visible on Sunday too after the Saturday night ...

A photographer captured the beautiful aurora borealis streaking through the night sky over a snowy forest in Fairbanks, Alaska, on Wednesday, March 12. This footage captured by Vincent Ledvina shows ...

A swath of northern U.S. states may be able to see aurora borealis on Friday night, as high-speed winds from a spot on the sun’s surface may disrupt Earth’s magnetic field, according to the ...