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

Some U.S. states could be treated with a northern lights display due a minor geomagnetic storm on the sun, according to space ...

Aurora, commonly known as the Northern Lights in the northern hemisphere, occur when charged particles from the Sun collide ...

Aurora chasers are on high alert for geomagnetic storm conditions overnight with northern lights possible at mid-latitudes.

also known as the aurora borealis. Many New Englanders posted their photos of the illuminated skies on social media. Here are some of the spectacular images: ...

The aurora borealis lit up the night sky in Michigan on Monday and Tuesday, according to the NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center. Expert say that near the spring equinox, also known as the ...

A huge sun eruption combines with speedy solar wind from a "coronal hole" for a weekend aurora show, experts predict.

Here's when and how to spot the aurora borealis from select spots across the United States the night of March 25 into the morning of March 26 Hasan Akbas /Anadolu via Getty Step outside and look up!

Americans in more than a dozen northern states could see the northern lights Sunday, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the aurora borealis will be more visible than ...

Alaskans have the best shot of seeing the northern lights Saturday night, as NOAA forecasts nearly the entire state has a high likelihood of an aurora. Montana, North Dakota and Minnesota also ...