Enjoy the surreal spectacle of flying over an aurora, as seen from the International Space Station.The Latest Tech News, ...

The northern lights display should continue well into the weekend, possibly reaching down into the middle parts of the country.

David Nikel is a travel writer covering cruising and Scandinavia. More often than not, the aurora borealis (also known as the northern lights) appears as a pale streak of light almost ...

The aurora borealis, known as the northern lights, is one of Earth’s most beautiful and most mysterious natural wonders. In The Nature of Things documentary The Wonder of the Northern Lights ...

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.

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.

The colorful Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, appear when electrically charged particles from the sun interact with molecules in Earth's atmosphere. Northern Lights may appear unusually far ...