aurora

Astro-Panarama: Aurora on the Farm

Since I grew up on a farm, I know how lovely the night sky can be when you're out in…

10 years ago

How to Take Great Pictures of the Northern Lights

Everybody loves pictures of the northern lights! If you've never tried to shoot the aurora yourself but always wanted to, here…

10 years ago

Will Aurora Strike Tonight? Here’s What to Expect

(Scroll down for latest update) Auroras showed up as forecast last night beginning around nightfall and lasting until about 1 a.m.…

10 years ago

Clear Skies Tonight? Go Out and See the Aurora

Talk of aurora is in the air.  Our earlier story today by Elizabeth Howell alerted you to the possibility of…

10 years ago

Take a Flight Over a Massive Aurora

Post by Alexander Gerst. Or perhaps I should say "eine grosse Aurora!" ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst made this time-lapse of a…

10 years ago

Awesome Aurora Vine Video from the Space Station

Here's the latest Vine video from astronaut Reid Wiseman on board the International Space Station, showing the Aurora Borealis shimmering…

10 years ago

How to See Airglow, the Green Sheen of Night

Emerald green, fainter than the zodiacal light and visible on dark nights everywhere on Earth, airglow pervades the night sky…

11 years ago

Watch the Northern Lights Dance and Shimmer in “Silent Storms”

Aurorae were once believed to be warring clans of spirit soldiers, the skyward ghosts of virgin women, or the glow of fires…

11 years ago

Pink Floyd and Coldplay Go to Space

Two great music videos published this week feature incredible imagery from space. Above, Pink Floyd released an 20th anniversary video…

11 years ago

Saturn Aurora Sparkles In New Hubble Images

It's amazing to see what some flashes of light can tell us. New images the Hubble Space Telescope took of…

11 years ago