The Fourth of July holiday will bring explosive light shows on Friday night, but many folks will see much quieter and calmer ...

Last winter, Emily Smith traveled up to the Arctic Circle to “chase the light” of the aurora borealis, the Lafayette 148 creative director said. “The northern lights, they really do dance in the sky,” ...

And last fall, a powerful solar storm dazzled skygazers far from the Arctic Circle when dancing lights appeared in unexpected places including Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York ...

Aurora displays known as the northern and southern lights are commonly visible near the poles, where charged particles from the sun interact with Earth's atmosphere.