The northern lights may brighten skies above parts of the U.S. this weekend. Will Illinois residents be able to catch a ...

A strong solar storm is likely to trigger one of the biggest aurora borealis shows in recent months. Starting Tuesday night, November 11, and lasting into the early hours of Wednesday, November 12, ...

This edition of the northern lights is brought to you by a pair of coronal mass ejections that erupted on New Year's Day.

The Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, is appearing farther south. Auroras are caused when charged particles from the sun collide with gases in Earth's atmosphere. On Nov. 11, much of the United ...