which means 'dawn of the north', and Aurora Australis, 'dawn of the south.' The lights are created when charged particles from the sun enter Earth's atmosphere. Usually the particles are deflected ...

For the very first time, a 'polar rain' aurora was seen in the skies above Planet Earth on Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 2022. It's very different to Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights - in ...

Discover why the best aurora displays occur after solar maximum, and why 2026-2027 could be the year of the northern lights.

In May 2024, we saw a huge increase in extreme geomagnetic storms, leading to some spectacular aurora displays around the world. This escalation in charged particles hitting the Earth is because ...