Northern lights

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If you've taken any pictures of the northern lights - or indeed any interesting weather - you can sign up here.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026

A few days before Christmas, Dasher is soaring alone through skies illuminated by the northern lights when, upon landing, she meets a polar bear.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Triggered by an intense geomagnetic storm, the northern lights made a rare visit to the Southland on Tuesday night, painting the skies above the Angeles National Forest in dazzling pink and purple hues.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2025

There are similar stories of people seeing the northern lights, of going to the desert and seeing the arm of the Milky Way outstretched overhead, and being overcome with emotion.

From Slate • Feb. 7, 2025

But he was not prepared for the aurora borealis—the northern lights.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin