Early attempts to capture images of the Northern Lights are going on show in a new exhibition at Cambridge's Polar Museum at the Scott Polar Research Institute. The sketches, by Danish-born teacher and self-taught scientist, Sophus Peter Tromholt (1851–1896) - were found by artist and archaeologist Dr Christine Finn.

What causes the northern lights? To understand how you might see the Northern Lights from a plane, it's helpful to understand what causes them. The Northern Lights occur when char

Scientists have predicted that winter 24/25 will have the most impressive Northern Lights in over a decade. Here's how to see the Northern Lights.

The results of a massive solar flare from earlier this week could create more amazing light shows for people in the northern parts of the US.

It is “likely” that the Northern Lights could be snapped in Wiltshire’s skies tonight after an amber alert was issued. AuroraWatch UK, a service provided by physicists from Lancaster University, issued an amber alert shortly before 5.

The northern lights will potentially be visible from 12 states Sunday night, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration update. Sunday night’s forecast has a Kp index of four, meaning the lights will be “quite pleasing to look at” where visible as more motion and formations will be possible as the lights become brighter,