The aurora borealis may be visible across northern and central US regions this week due to heightened solar activity, experts say.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Update, Wednesday, May 28, 2025: A new forecast from NOAA ...

NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm (G4) on Saturday ahead of the expected arrival of high energy particles from the Sunday. Short term radio ...

Prospective northern lights viewers should travel north, towards Earth’s magnetic north pole, experts at NOAA say. Travel away from city lights, and find a vantage point with a clear view north. The ...

Over the next two nights, a widespread display of the northern lights will dance across the northern U.S., including Philadelphia, and the lights could dip as far as Alabama and northern California. A ...

The aurora borealis may be visible in Canada and nearly a quarter of the United States on October 28 and 29 due to strong ...

The Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and even the deep South could be in for an aurora borealis treat Sunday night. A strong geomagnetic storm could make northern lights visible to much of the U.S. There’s a ...

Good news for skywatchers: The auroras are coming back! For those in the northern states, the aurora borealis, or northern lights, are likely to appear this week, according to the National Oceanic and ...

Americans in multiple states may have a chance to see the northern lights on Wednesday. According to a forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction ...

If you missed the northern lights, or aurora borealis, over the past weekend, you’re in luck—you may have a second chance tonight, Monday, June 2, when they may be visible for a second night in a row ...