The northern lights are forecast for Jan. 31 through Feb. 1, 2025. Here's when and how to spot the last-minute auroras.

Auroral activity is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light pollution, ...

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A massive coronal hole has opened on the sun, sending high-speed solar wind toward Earth and increasing aurora activity.

The Chicago-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which runs the clock, decided to move the clock one second closer to ...

The effects of a coronal mass ejection—a bubble of plasma that bursts from the sun’s surface—will likely impact Earth’s ...

The next big solar storm could plunge the world into darkness, disrupting power grids, satellites, and communications on a ...

A coronal mass ejection earlier this week may pull the northern lights to more northern U.S. states, forecasters said.

The increasing interconnectedness of modern technology amplifies the dangers posed by solar storms. Global economies rely on ...

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Forecasters use a five-level scale to measure geometric storms ... should make the auroras visible farther from the poles. The geomagnetic activity has a Kp index of 5, meaning the northern ...