Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. The Northern Lights may be visible from 27 U.S. states on ...

2026 to 2027 will mark one of the most powerful years of Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis activity in the last 100 years, ...

NOAA is forecasting a turbulent solar wind of Saturday, Feb. 14 (Valentine's Day) and Sunday, Feb. 15, with displays of the aurora borealis possible in northern states.

Have you been wondering why the northern lights are suddenly all over social media — and in the news? Noticed an unusually high number of jaw-dropping aurora photos lately? Shocked to see photos of ...

The northern lights could be visible in upstate New York near the Canadian border on Tuesday night, according to space weather predictions. The aurora borealis is notoriously difficult to predict, and ...

Tuesday night’s extreme geomagnetic activity at the earth’s poles delivered an Aurora Borealis that was quite a show for the tri-state area. Wednesday night will be another active night, but the ...

Space weather forecasters issued an alert on Tuesday for incoming severe solar storms that could produce colorful northern lights and temporarily disrupt communications.And the aurora borealis didn't ...

The Northern Lights may be visible in Michigan and as many as 14 other states on June 24 and 25. NOAA predicts viewing as far south as Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Port Huron. Much of Michigan could see ...

Wisconsinites have been treated to multiple displays of northern lights this week, as strong geomagnetic storms have led aurora borealis to light up the night sky across the northern United States.

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you look up at the sky late at night and see clouds of multicolored light swirling in the darkness, you aren't witnessing an alien invasion ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah could be in line for another heavenly spectacle, as a potentially severe geomagnetic storm could create a visible aurora borealis over Utah. That is, if clouds don't get in the ...

The aurora borealis appears in the sky when charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's magnetic field and atmosphere. The sun emitted a series of flare-ups, called coronal mass ejections ...