The Sun's Magnetic Field Creates the Raw Materials The Sun has a powerful magnetic field created by the movement of hot, charged gases inside it. The magnetic field lines stretch out from the Sun's ...

NOAA recommends traveling to a high, north-facing vantage point away from light pollution between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., when ...

While the likelihood is low, these seven states could get a chance to see the northern lights right before Halloween.

Of the states listed, northern Alaska has a high chance of seeing the northern lights. Within the contiguous U.S., areas of ...

More than a dozen states in the northern part of the contiguous U.S. have a chance to see the northern lights. About 15 states could catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis on Aug. 9, according to the ...

Lucia Suarez Sang is an associate managing editor at CBSNews.com. Previously, Lucia was the director of digital content at FOX61 News in Connecticut and has previously written for outlets including ...

Part of Washington could see the northern lights due to heightened geomagnetic activity. A “cannibal solar storm” made contact with the Earth’s magnetic field on Monday, Space.com said, resulting in a ...

Michigan skies featured the dazzling northern lights Sunday night and many in the Upper Peninsula could see them again Monday night, according to NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) forecast ...

The aurora borealis draws thousands of visitors to the Far North each year. A new play tells the lights’ tales from the ...

A group of states along the U.S.-Canadian border could see the northern lights Saturday night, according to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Forecasters at NOAA ...