A geomagnetic storm is expected this weekend when an burst of plasma and magnetic field from Sun will glance off Earth.

The video showcases the outbursting plasma cloud in spectacular fashion, too, though it isn’t the first time that we’ve seen such an eruption caught on camera. Previously, astrophotographers ...

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Solar storms may bring northern lights to several states in the northern U.S. just in time for New Year's Eve, but cloud cover may put a damper on festivities.

Scientists have made groundbreaking progress in understanding the dazzling auroras that light up the night sky. Using NASA’s KiNET-X experiment, researchers simulated auroral conditions by releasing ...

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What happens at the particle level when aurora lights dance in rapid, shape-shifting arcs. An experiment called KiNET-X found ...

While it is expected to be clear earlier in the day Tuesday, evening cloud cover could make viewing the aurora borealis difficult for those in Washington.

"It showed that the barium plasma cloud coupled with, and transferred energy and momentum to, the ambient plasma for a brief moment," Delamere said. The transfer manifested as a small beam of ...

“It showed that the barium plasma cloud coupled with, and transferred energy and momentum to, the ambient plasma for a brief moment,” Delamere said. The transfer manifested as a small beam of ...