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If conditions cooperate, the northern lights could appear late on New Year’s Eve, Wednesday, Dec. 31, and continue into the ...

More than a dozen states across the northern U.S. may have an opportunity to see the aurora borealis on New Year’s Eve, ...

Want to catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis? These are some of the best places to see the northern lights and how to plan a trip there.

Even when you are in the potential view line for seeing the northern lights, it does not guarantee they will be visible. The ...

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

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 ...

The remarkable natural light show is the result of electrons colliding with atoms in the upper reaches of Earth’s atmosphere.

For those who missed the show on Nov. 11, they will have another chance to see the northern lights on Nov. 12 Steven Garcia/NurPhoto/Shutterstock The northern lights ...

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