Northern Lights

Photographer captures visuals of northern lights over England's Oxfordshire; watch

The northern lights are caused by molecules and atoms in the atmosphere colliding with particles from the Sun

Watch Video: Reindeer herd sitting under sky illuminated by Aurora Borealis fills internet with awe

The video appears to be the epitome of beauty, as the blue and green sky marks a stark contrast to white snow capped land, on which white reindeer have been truly camouflaged

Out of this world! Stunning astronomy images that will take you to infinity and beyond

Mesmerising images of the Milky Way rising, galaxies colliding and the Northern Lights dancing have been selected for this year's Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Here are some of our favourites

STEVE is the new kid on the block now that the Aurora Borealis is making its way out

Purple and green might not be an accepted combination but when it is blazing in the sky, it is beautiful!

NASA spacecraft shows how 'stolen' electrons enable rare aurora on Mars

NASA’s MAVEN spacecraft just reported a new type of Martian aurora — a very rare phenomenon anyway.

Scientists directly observe for the first time a shower of electrons bouncing across Earth’s magnetic field

Evidence of electron scattering could not be seen before because typical electron sensors cannot distinguish the precipitating electrons from others.

On the trail of the Aurora Borealis: Chasing the northern lights across the Arctic Circle

Chasing the Aurora Borealis in the sky over the Arctic Circle

Astronaut spots rare 'red' Aurora Borealis as severe solar storm hits Earth

Normally we've only ever seen a green Aurora Borealis aka Northern Lights, but on Monday astronaut Scott Kelly spotted the rare red Aurora Borealis.