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The Northern Lights, known as the aurora borealis, are a natural light display in the sky caused by the collision of solar wind and magnetically charged particles with the atmosphere. They are most commonly be seen in Scandinavia, especially Norway, but can be visible in the UK when there are violent solar explosions.