MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - After Thursday night’s northern lights as far south as the Grand Strand, you may be wondering how an aurora forms. It all starts with the sun and Earth’s magnetic field.

(WLUK) -- The last time Northeast Wisconsin experienced an aurora borealis event was May 10. So, what causes the northern lights and how are they measured? Coronal mass ejections from the sun, which ...

Imagine looking up on a dark winter night to see rippling ribbons of green and purple light dancing across the sky. The Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, are nature’s ultimate sky show – an ...

Researchers have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed. The physicists report discrete aurora form through the interaction of the solar wind and the crust at Mars' southern hemisphere.

Researchers led by the University of Iowa have learned how a type of aurora on Mars is formed. In a new study, the physicists report discrete aurora form through the interaction of the solar wind and ...

You might be able to check off a bucket list item with auroras being visible in our area tonight! These arcs or ribbons of light begin to twist and sway, just as if a breeze were blowing on curtains.