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Northern Lights: Graphics explain the phenomena of the aurora borealis
By Janet Loehrke & George Petras
Jaw-dropping northern lights from massive solar flares amaze skywatchers around the world. 'We have a very rare ...
By Daisy Dobrijevic & Tariq Malik
'Severe' geomagnetic storm will bring widespread auroras this weekend after gigantic sunspot spits out 5 solar storms
By Harry Baker
Historic geomagnetic storm that led to spectacular Northern Lights displays around the world starts to wane
By Steven Yablonski
Another night of Northern Lights | Live Doppler 13 Weather Blog
By Lindsey Monroe
PHOTOS: ‘Rare’ solar storm passes over Central Texas
By Julianna Russ
Photos: Brown astronomer captures spectacular images of rare Northern Lights display in Rhode Island
Photos from across the globe show spectacular displays of the aurora borealis
By Adam C. Jeffery & Rebecca Picciotto
Do look up
By Jon Allsop
What Farmers Need To Know About Severe Solar Event With Potential To Disrupt GPS
By Clinton Griffiths
Strong geomagnetic storms giving the possibility for a large part of the U.S to see Northern Lights
By Jeremy Landgrebe