Following in the footsteps of Aristotle and Galileo, NASA scientists look to take the next step in understanding auroras.

Although they don't impact the surface directly, historical evidence and simulations suggest airbursts can pack a punch.

Two NASA rocket missions are taking to the Alaskan skies in hopes of discovering why some auroras flicker, others pulsate, ...

NASA is launching rockets into the Northern Lights from Alaska to investigate why auroras have distinct movements such as flickering and pulsating.

Scientists create a 19-year dataset to study Earth's mesosphere, revealing links between auroras and atmospheric processes.

When these waves are converted into audio signals, scientists have found them to sound similar to birds chirping. Scientists ...

When this material, called a coronal mass ejection (CME), arrives at Earth on New Year's Eve, it will interact with Earth's atmosphere to form auroras. "There have been multiple M-Class and X ...

NASA's 2025 rocket missions aim to uncover aurora mysteries, focusing on flickering, pulsations, and black patches.

A newly compiled dataset of nearly one billion images of auroras is helping researchers categorize—and perhaps ultimately ...

The outbursts represent continuing tumult amid what scientists have identified as the maximum of the sun’s current activity cycle, which also produced stunning auroras as far south as Florida in ...

A train ride to witness the northern lights across the Arctic Circle is more than a mere journey; it is a magical, ...