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.

Those who were out Thursday evening and happened sneak a peek up at the northern sky may have found themselves staring up at a rare geomagnetic phenomenon: the aurora borealis or, as it is more ...

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 ...

NEW YORK -- The northern lights, or aurora borealis, put on a show over New York and New Jersey overnight, as forecasters watched for a potentially severe geomagnetic storm. Photos show the sky ...

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 ...

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 ...

An impressive display of the aurora borealis was dancing across New England Thursday night in an intense solar storm. Residents from across New England got a chance to view the phenomenon.

In the United States, the northern lights, or aurora borealis, reached unusually far south, into Alabama, Mississippi, Texas and Arizona. David Berry, on Hilton Head Island, S.C., went outside ...

While these geomagnetic storms from coronal mass ejections can affect satellites and our power grids, they also create the aurora borealis effect. Here's what you need to know about the storm and ...