Aurora Borealis

On Sunday night, the northern half of the United States got a rare treat in the skies looking north: the aurora borealis was visible as far south as Oklahoma and northern Arizona. All of New England had the opportunity to view this amazing display of the Northern Lights, but cloud cover prevented many from enjoying it. Prime locations for viewing…

A solar storm triggered the outburst of auroras in at least 30 states.

Overnight Friday night: Mostly cloudy. Lows in the low 30s. Saturday: Rainy, wintry mix in higher terrain. Highs in the low 40s. Sunday: Mostly sunny & breezy. Highs in the low 50s.

The night sky gave New England a rare show late Thursday and early Friday, when an unusually strong solar storm made the northern lights visible in Massachusetts. In fact, the lights were visible as far south as Maryland and South Carolina! People across the country — including here in Massachusetts — were sharing photos and videos of the aurora in…

The northern lights are a beautiful natural phenomenon, but do you know what causes them?

A pair of companies in Maine are working together to create an out-of-this world final sendoff — launching the cremated remains of people and pets into space to be released over the Northern Lights. BluShift Aerospace and Northern Lights Space Exploration announced this week they would partner together to offer the service. Rounds of test launches at lower altitudes are…

Some lucky people in the northern reaches of Maine got to catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights. The National Weather Service bureau out of Caribou tweeted out images Sunday night captured by one of its employees, which show the lights glowing in the skies over Castle Hill, Maine. The Aurora Borealis are caused by an interaction between the Earth’s...

Your best chance to see the northern lights will be farther north in areas with less cloud cover

A G2 geomagnetic storm is taking place Thursday night, and many are hoping for a chance to see the northern lights. If you’re wondering whether you’ll be able to see the aurora, let’s go over some important factors: your geographic location and the geomagnetic activity. Geomagnetic activity represents the degree of disturbance of the earth’s magnetic field at the...

The northern lights danced across the skies of Washington state and Montana over the weekend.