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Photographer Captures Aurora Borealis From Plane [VIDEO]

Step aside, singing kids and wacky animals: The latest YouTube sensation is the sky. After securing permission from Air France, entrepreneur and artist Nate Bolt carried a camera, tripod and time-lapse controller on board his flight from San Francisco to Paris, preparing to capture his journey in still photos clicked...

Aurora Borealis: Where to See the Northern Lights Sparked by the Solar Flare

Get ready for a big show. Following the biggest solar flare recorded on the sun in four years, scientists at NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center have issued an alert: The sky could get very pretty this evening. "The first interplanetary shock, driven by the CME from Sunday, is expected any time. Soon thereafter, the...

The Universe Courtesy of the Twitterverse: Aurora Borealis From Space [PHOTO]

(Nov. 8) -- NASA astronaut Douglas H. Wheelock was in perfect position to navigate the Twitterverse today as he and fellow members of Expedition 25 -- a mission to the International Space Station for experimental research -- passed over Europe on the spacecraft Soyuz TMA-19, giving the crew a stunning view of the aurora...

Spectacular Northern Lights Now on a Dimmer Switch

(Sept. 29) -- The brilliant astronomical phenomenon known as the Northern Lights has dimmed during the second half of this decade, becoming rarer than at any other time in more than 100 years, researchers say. The aurora borealis usually follows an 11-year solar cycle, in which the frequency of eerie light patterns rises...

New Website Streams Live Video of Northern Lights

(Sept. 22) -- A new website launched this week allows the wonders of the northern lights to be viewed from the comfort -- and relative warmth -- of your own home. The AuroraMAX website operated by the Canadian Space Agency is streaming a live feed of the colorful auroras from northern Canada each night from now until...