After this weekend's epic aurora australis display, the Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) says there is still a geomagnetic storm underway that may produce visible southern lights in parts of Australia.

Last week, a huge solar flare sent a wave of energetic particles from the Sun surging out through space. Over the weekend, the wave reached Earth, and people around the world enjoyed the sight of ...

The aurora borealis, or northern lights, originate from around the Arctic Circle, and the aurora australis, or southern lights, originate from around Antarctica. During surges in the sun’s activity ...

Another wave of the southern lights was predicted to sweep across the sky on Monday, after a bumper weekend of Aurora Australis.

Aotearoa was dazzled at the weekend as a rare solar storm saw the Aurora Australis light up the sky. University of Otago physics professor Craig Rodger said it was the largest such solar storm for ...

Since Saturday, skies across Australia have lit up, sometimes reaching as far as Mackay in Queensland, showcasing a spectacular view of pinks, reds, violets, and greens as the aurora australis ...

The geomagnetic storm that hit the planet on Saturday and created the spectacular Aurora Australis event was the most intense since October 2003. The event registered a global reading of “G5 ...

Caused by a severe geomagnetic storm, the aurora australis was clearly visible in the sky across many areas in WA’s south on Friday and Saturday nights thanks to clear conditions. The aurora ...

But the one that everyone’s been talking about this weekend – the magical natural light show known as the Aurora Australis – has been a little more elusive here in NSW than it has in other ...

Think about geomagnetic storms and you might think about disaster movies. If you were in a part of Australia where the Aurora Australis was visible over the weekend of Friday, May 10–Sunday, May 12, ...

A rare geomagnetic storm caused a spectacular sight right across the country at the weekend, lighting up the night sky in pink, purple and green hues. If you somehow missed it, despite ...

Illawarra stargazers who refused to let the dismal weather deter them have been treated to the extraordinary lights of aurora australis. For the past 15 years I've been toiling away behind the ...