Latest about Aurora borealis
41,000 years ago, auroras blazed near the equator
A geomagnetic event around 41,000 years ago sent the aurora wandering for centuries, as far south as the equator.
Blood-red aurora transforms into 'STEVE' before stargazer's eyes
New footage shows the mysterious auroral phenomenon called STEVE emerging from a blood-red arc of light in New Zealand in 2015.
Glowing 'auroral beads' appear strung across the night sky. Here's what creates them.
A group of 13 telescopes allowed researchers to observe the process behind a unique type of aurora, known as auroral beads, for the first time.
The sun let out another flare and the photos are stunning
NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured yet another solar flare blasting from the same overactive sunspot that triggered radio blackouts and stunning aurora displays on Earth earlier this week.
Earliest documented aurora found in ancient Chinese text
The oldest documented observation of an aurora may be in an ancient Chinese text.
Haunting northern lights glow in green in images taken from Alaska (photos)
Strong solar activity generated green glowing auroras over Alaska, as one photographer witnessed April 11 from Trapper Creek.
Solar storm could supercharge northern lights as far south as New York
After a dead sunspot hurled a ball of plasma toward Earth earlier this week, medium-sized auroras may stretch even farther south than usual.
Chinese rocket photobombs aurora with spinning orb of light
A spinning orb of light that slowly moved across the sky in Alaska on March 29 was actually frozen fuel left by a Chinese rocket, according to experts.
