Swap overcrowded ice rinks for the real thing, and skate beneath the aurora borealis on the frozen sea in Swedish Lapland.

But why? Why has the Aurora Borealis been so unusually bright, and why has it been visible so much farther south than normal?

The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are caused by charged particles from the sun clashing with gases in the Earth's atmosphere. Aurora refers to a natural light display, typically visible ...

Here’s how it works. The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are mesmerizing ribbons of light that have fascinated humanity for thousands of years. Despite their serene beauty ...

Parts of the northern U.S. may be able to see the northern lights on Friday night as solar radiation will likely cause some radio blackouts again, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

The northern lights will potentially be visible in a strip of the northernmost states in the contiguous U.S. on Sunday night, ...

Discover why the best aurora displays occur after solar maximum, and why 2026-2027 could be the year of the northern lights.

The charter renewal application for Aurora Borealis Charter School on Monday cleared the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District’s Board of Education and will next be heard by the State Department of ...

Stunning footage captured from the International Space Station shows a glorious-looking aurora shimmering above Earth.

According to the travel site Norwegian Travel the Vikings believed the aurora was light reflected off of the Valkyries' battle armor. Other Nordic legends suggest that the northern lights were the ...

A value called Bz indicates how far south the solar wind's magnetic field is pointing, which can predict how likely the northern lights are to occur.