Brits will be treated to a spectacular natural light display tonight and throughout the rest of this week – the Northern Lights. Also known as the aurora borealis, the dazzling phenomenon could be ...

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Watch the Northern Lights dazzle Britain's skies in the video player above THE Northern Lights could be visible again in the UK tomorrow as the Met Office issued a 90% chance alert. The bands of pink ...

New research shows magnetic signals and auroral kilometric radiation trigger intense aurora substorms. Observations from spacecraft and ground stations reveal timing, energy release, and potential ...

Sky watchers could be treated to a second night of Northern Lights on Monday night (June 2). The Met Office has said Earth was hit by a coronal mass ejection from the Sun on June 1, leading to a ...

The Aurora Northern Lights over Denmark, captured and shared on X by Mikhaël Vervoort (@HaelVoort), September 2025. @HaelVoort/X A rare type of solar storm known as a 'cannibal' coronal mass ejection ...

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The northern lights were spotted across the United Kingdom on Sunday night in a surprisingly strong display. While there was an ongoing weak solar storm, the aurora ended up being visible from the ...

Learn why aurora colors glow green and red, how ionized particles collide with atmosphere layers, the physics of green aurora ...