A whitish, gray patch that sometimes appears in the night sky alongside the northern lights has been explained for the first ...

Scientists have finally decoded the mystery behind a whitish, grey patch that sometimes appears in the night sky alongside ...

Here's how to watch the northern lights predicted to color the night sky on New Year's Eve this year. See the lights on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1.

"You'd see this structured—almost like a patch—grey-toned or white toned-emission connected to the aurora," said researcher Emma Spanswick.

The lights appear within what is known as an aurora oval, a belt that roughly rings the Earth’s geomagnetic poles, said ...

Two NASA rocket missions are taking to the Alaskan skies in hopes of discovering why some auroras flicker, others pulsate, ...

Researchers have uncovered the nature of a mysterious whitish, grey patch that often appears alongside the aurora borealis.

Following in the footsteps of Aristotle and Galileo, NASA scientists look to take the next step in understanding auroras.

A newly compiled dataset of nearly one billion images of auroras is helping researchers categorize—and perhaps ultimately ...

Those keen on spotting the Aurora Borealis should plan ahead and find ... driven by solar coronal holes will lead to an explosion of color in the sky (PA) “If the geomagnetic field is active ...

As the solar activity that causes the aurora borealis is expected to reach the peak of its 11-year cycle in the next year, opportunities to see it are booming via cruises, train trips and tours.