The best part about the northern lights is that no advanced technology is necessary to spot them from Earth. Simply all ...

The aurora borealis has a chance to appear for viewers in Alaska and the upper Midwest, including Minnesota, Wisconsin and ...

Much of the Upper Midwest is within Sunday night’s viewing range, including North Dakota, parts of Montana, northern ...

It must be dark: Go out at night. Get away from city lights. The full moon will also diminish the apparent brightness of the aurora (not the actual brightness).

“Aurora can often be observed somewhere on Earth from just after sunset or just before sunrise,” stated NOAA. “The aurora is ...

Also known as the Aurora Borealis, northern lights occur when solar activity, such as solar flares or coronal mass ejections, triggers magnetic storms Another round of auroras is predicted to be ...

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, can be seen in the skies in the Shenandoah National Park near Front Royal, Va., in October 2024.

The solar maximum, predicted for July 2025, may increase the chances of seeing the aurora borealis further south. Geomagnetic storms, caused by coronal mass ejections from the sun, create the ...

Earlier this week, when more than a dozen states had a chance to see the aurora borealis, the Kp was predicted to peak at around 5. More on northern lights in the U.S.: ...

Those looking to catch a glimpse of aurora borealis should do so between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., the window of time generally considered to provide viewers with the right lighting conditions.