Northern lights dance with a comet[ Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:29:31 GMT ]Talk about dancing with the stars: The glow of the northern lights danced through the night sky this week, thanks to a solar storm that swept past Earth over the past few days. Comet PanSTARRS, which is appearing a little bit farther north in western skies every evening, adds some extra sparkle.The time around the equinox is considered the peak of the aurora season, because this time of year strik...