Northern Lights

Every glimmer of the northern lights begins as a spot on the sun’s surface. And if increased solar activity is any indication, the next year and a half will be filled with glimmers. 

The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks forecast the Northern Lights could be active Thursday in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, but some scientists suspect that’s based on a miscalculation.

The Northern lights, also called an aurora borealis, are moving waves of lights seen in the night sky.

The Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks has forecast auroral activity on Thursday in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, as well as 14 other U.S. states.

A solar storm forecast for Thursday may give skygazers in 17 American states, including three right here in New England, a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere. Northern Lights, also known as aurora borealis, are most often seen in Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia, but an 11-year solar cycle…

The northern lights are expected to dip farther south into the northern portion of the US Wednesday night thanks to a large burst of plasma and magnetic field from the sun that kicked off geomagnetic storm watches.

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.

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…

There’s a geomagnetic storm happening tonight and if clouds break up in time, some of New England may be able to see those northern lights produced by it. According to the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, the potential view line starting around 8 p.m. Friday includes Maine, Vermont and most of New Hampshire. The best chance for viewing comes...

Rounds of test launches at lower altitudes are expected to be completed by late 2023, with full launches over the Northern Lights planned for the first half of 2024, according to BluShift Aerospace’s CEO and founder.

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...

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 will be visible across northern New England Thursday night. While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic storm watch as soon as Wednesday night, our skies in northern New England will remain cloudy in much of the northeast through early Thursday afternoon. However, our opportunity to see the aurora brightens…

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