Have you hoped to see the northern lights shine over Iowa? You may have a chance tonight if you head far enough north.

Images captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory have revealed that "coronal loops" give off subtle flashes of ...

The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending solar storm ...

Skywatchers are set to be dazzled by the northern lights over the coming hours, as a geomagnetic storm builds.

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.

A solar explosion called a coronal mass ejection is poised to graze Earth on Friday or Saturday (Jan. 24 or Jan. 25), potentially triggering colorful auroras over the northern U.S.