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 ...

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

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

The sun's most active phase, solar maximum, officially arrived in 2024, triggering some explosive solar storms and colorful ...

A large swath of the far-northern United States may have the opportunity to ring in the new year with some dazzling northern lights, but cloud cover will likely spoil the show for Minnesota and ...

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.

Stephen is sharing a recent edition of his Rational Optimist Diary on nanotech and nuclear fusion. An incredibly bright ...

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

Stars are born in stellar nurseries, molecular clouds of cold gas and dust. These clouds contain many times the mass of a ...

Another strong geomagnetic storm watch is in effect for New Year’s Eve, which could bring another sighting of the aurora ...

The sun recently hurled two coronal mass ejections toward Earth. The first is expected to reach us on Tuesday sparking aurora ...