A period of peak magnetic storms on the sun could lead to another show of northern lights on Earth on Saturday and Sunday, ...
Slight lower, 60 miles and below, an interaction with nitrogen will cause pink northern lights. Above 120 miles, interactions with oxygen spark red aurora. Like mixing paint, when these colors ...
"The aurora does not need to be directly overhead but can be observed from as much as a 1,000 km [621 miles] away when the aurora is bright and if conditions are right," the agency explains on its ...