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A minor solar storm will reach Earth Wednesday (March 14) and could supercharge the planet's auroras, making them visible from the northernmost parts of the U.S., space weather officials say.

Thanks to a solar storm, the northern part of North America may see a dazzling auroral display tonight.

A massive, glowing bubble of light erupted in the sky above northeastern Siberia, which may have been created by a test missile launch.

The sun fired off yet another powerful solar flare yesterday (Sept. 10), its seventh in seven days.

High-speed video of the northern lights has revealed why the glorious celestial shows sometimes flicker like strobe lights: It's all about the gases.

The southern lights appear to dance on the horizon off the southern coast of Australia in a stunning new photo taken by an astronaut aboard the International Space Station.

The northern lights shimmer over Europe in a new Space Station photo.

Bright auroras light up Uranus' atmosphere in two newly released photos, which combine observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the agency's Voyager 2 probe.

NASA is launching rockets into auroras.