Aurora Borealis The Science Behind Canada's Northern Lights

The best time to try and see the northern lights is between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m., according to NOAA. If you’re hoping to see ...
The aurora borealis might appear in skies from Washington to New York, lighting up the night with beautiful colors, as a stream of electrically charged particles called "solar wind" hits the poles ...
The northern lights, or aurora borealis, occur when energetic particles from the sun—released through processes like solar wind and coronal mass ejections (CMEs)—collide with Earth’s atmosphere.
Will we see the northern lights — aurora borealis — paint the Lower Hudson Valley skies this spring? It’s conceivable, but a strong solar storm would be needed to make it more likely ...
The colorful Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, appear when electrically charged particles from the sun interact with molecules in Earth's atmosphere. Northern Lights may appear unusually far ...
The lasting effects of a geomagnetic storm are expected to pull the northern lights to more states, forecasters said.