A colorful display of the southern lights was captured in Tasmania on February 1, with a comet also visible in the night sky.

Watch a comet join the aurora australis for a brilliant night sky display caught on camera on Saturday, Feb. 1. Comet C/2024 ...

Although they don't impact the surface directly, historical evidence and simulations suggest airbursts can pack a punch.

As Dr. Renate Mauland-Hus explains, the solar maximum will continue until mid-2025. This phase will see increased aurora ...

This home in the Tasmanian mountains has a front-row seat to one of the world’s most stunning natural light displays.

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Journey Beyond today announced an evolution in train travel with the introduction of two new luxury suites the ‘Australis’ suite and ‘Aurora’ suite with first departures scheduled to join our iconic ...

Nasa plans to fly two rocket through an active aurora borealis to study the phenomenal lights that flash and dance across the ...

The Southern Lights (aurora australis) can be glimpsed most easily between March and September south of New Zealand. The relative lack of landmass in the southerly regions of the Southern ...

Get ready for a spectacular display of northern and southern lights in 2025, driven by heightened solar activity and the ...

Kangaroo Island photographer Linda Irwin just had one of her magnificent nighttime skyscapes featured in the Exhibition of ...

An Aurora australis was visible across the state from 11:30pm on New Year’s Day until 2am on Thursday. The Aurora australis that was visible in Tasmania on January 1 and 2 from South Arm.