Beautiful green, purple and red dancing aurora displays, also known as the northern lights, were spotted across ... resulting in power outages in Sweden and damaged transformers in South Africa.

According to Dr. Schmoll, the Earth's magnetic field has a north and south pole, just like any magnet. The sun does as well.

The Northern Lights are set to become more visible in the coming months, as the sun is currently at the peak of its 11-year solar cycle. You're much more likely to see them between now and April ...

There may be more northern lights – or aurora borealis – sightings this spring. As we near the spring equinox, also known as the vernal equinox, on March 20, the Earth's magnetic field and ...

Geomagnetic storm conditions may bring the northern lights to more U.S. states along the Canadian border on Wednesday, with similar auroral activity expected later this week, according to the ...