This edition of the northern lights is brought to you by a pair of coronal mass ejections that erupted on New Year's Day.

The northern and southern lights, especially active lately, have been treating sky watchers to spectacular shows. But what ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The aurora borealis and aurora australis are stunning, fascinating meteorological phenomena, but how exactly do they form? To understand the auroras, you have to start by looking at ...

While skywatchers in the Northern Hemisphere are on the lookout for the aurora borealis, those living in the Southern Hemisphere were treated to a night time light show of their own -- the aurora ...

Up to 15 U.S. states could see the aurora on New Year's Eve, according to the Space Weather Prediction Center.

Watching the aurora borealis (in the Northern Hemisphere) or aurora australis (in the Southern Hemisphere) is unforgettable.

No matter how many times you see them, the northern lights, or aurora borealis—and their Southern Hemisphere equivalent, the aurora australis—are an ethereal, breathtaking sight. Dancing silently in ...

Forecasts from the Space Weather Prediction Center suggest that 10 states may see the northern lights overnight Dec. 22. See ...