A powerful solar eruption created striking auroras in the night sky around the planet on Oct. 10 and 11. See photos.

In an extraordinary and awe-striking spectacle, the northern lights were seen all around the D.C. area Thursday night. The lights, which very seldom reach this far south, first appeared just as it was getting dark around 7:10 p.

Residents across the Chicagoland area were treated to a breathtaking, rare sight of the northern lights on Thursday night.

The aurora was visible in regions that don't normally see it due to a severe (G4) geomagnetic storm on the sun.

Skies in Northern Ireland were lit up in a spectacular display of the Northern Lights on Thursday night. The Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are vibrant light displays that occur in the sky,