"You'd see this structured—almost like a patch—grey-toned or white toned-emission connected to the aurora," said researcher Emma Spanswick.

Steve is not an aurora but is often associated with its better known cousin, the aurora borealis - or Northern Lights - which was also captured across parts of the UK on Sunday. The much rarer ...

Her team's paper concludes it's "most certainly a heat source" and says it suggests that the aurora borealis are more complex ... of purple light known as STEVE—or Strong Thermal Emission ...

Aurora borealis is best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA, which recommends traveling to a high ...

Steve Lansdell drove for an hour to capture this image of the Aurora Borealis in north Norfolk on Wednesday night An "Aurora hunter" has described how capturing the Northern Lights left him ...

"STEVE manifests itself as this mauve or grey ... In the north the display is known as the aurora borealis. In the south it is called the aurora australis. According to the Royal Observatory ...

The sun is at the peak of its 11-year cycle. That means an uptick in solar flares will lead to more chances to see the northern lights over the next couple of years.

The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time, according to NOAA, which recommends traveling to a ...