On May 21, the first ever Amtrak Borealis train departed St. Paul for Chicago. With passenger rail in the United States in decline for decades prior, the opening of a new route was a historic moment.

(See updated forecast for Friday night.) Aurora borealis may be visible in Alaska, Minnesota and Canada. Auroral activity is forecast with a Kp index of three on a scale of nine, indicating the ...

A geomagnetic storm on Thursday, Oct. 10, allowed most of Tennessee to get a view of the aurora borealis. The northern lights ...

A geomagnetic storm lit up the night sky in parts of the U.S. during the first weekend in October. South Africa’s National Space Agency (Sansa) told reporters that the storm had originated from ...

Roughly every 80 years, a binary star system about 3,000 light-years away called T Coronae Borealis (T CrB) explodes, bringing one of its stars briefly back from the dead. Skywatchers will be able ...

The northern lights, or aurora borealis, have been a near-weekly occurrence in recent months. Back in May, aurora borealis lit up the skies for nearly a week straight, and in October, another wave ...

On Thursday, the northern lights — also known as the aurora borealis — illuminated vast expanses of Europe and the United States. The rare and fleeting appearance brought many to a standstill ...

While these geomagnetic storms from coronal mass ejections can affect satellites and our power grids, they also create the ...

For the second time in October, Iowans have a chance to see the aurora borealis, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports. A fast coronal ejection, which is an eruption of solar ...

The aurora borealis! Did you see it? Was it amazing where you were? I saw it, and it was breathtaking where I was. I nearly missed it, but luck was on my side. I wound up grabbing my dinner ...