The aurora, also known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) or southern lights ... and do so by releasing the energy as photons (light). The color of the neon light depends on the gas mixture ...

Unfortunately for most of us, we simply don't live far enough north for the aurora borealis or south enough ... the energy as photons (light). The color of the neon light depends on the gas ...

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, might be visible this week across portions of the northern U.S., federal space weather forecasters said Monday, thanks to a period of strong solar activity ...

On Thursday, the northern lights — also known as the aurora borealis — illuminated vast ... The dazzling display of color was the result of a powerful solar storm that slammed into Earth.

Those who were out Thursday evening and happened sneak a peek up at the northern sky may have found themselves staring up at a rare geomagnetic phenomenon: the aurora borealis or, as it is more ...

(Update: Saturday Northern Lights forecast.) NOAA forecast a KP index of five for Friday night, meaning the aurora borealis will become brighter and there is a chance the lights may be more active.

Thanks to solar eruptions hurling charged particles toward Earth, the aurora borealis could shimmer across ... These dancing ribbons of color happen when the sun’s particles collide with gases ...

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are seen in the sky across ... The dazzling display of color was the result of a powerful solar storm that slammed into Earth.