A moderate display of northern lights is forecast across two nights this weekend: Friday, July 11, and Saturday, July 12. The ...

Those looking for a glimpse of the northern lights should try to do so Thursday, as auroral activity is forecast to taper off ...

Auroras may be visible from Alaska to New York as an incoming solar storm could spark geomagnetic storm conditions overnight.

Tuesday’s auroral forecast follows “minor” geomagnetic storms that disrupted Earth’s magnetic field over the last two days, increasing the Kp index to around four and boosting a chance to see the ...

Key Background. Northern lights are caused by interactions between the sun’s solar wind and Earth’s magnetic field, creating a collision of particles that produce light known as aurora.

The northern lights have been very active in 2024. ... "It arrived with a magnetic strength that's about six times the normal background level that's out there in space," he said.

The northern lights — also called aurora borealis — could be visible in Alaska, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, northern parts of Idaho, Wyoming, Iowa, New York ...

Northern lights could be visible in parts of the US this week: Find out where and when. The dazzling display may be seen two nights in a row. By Shafiq Najib. April 15, 2025, 5:45 PM.

Why the northern lights are being seen further south. Parts of the United States have recently been getting glimpses of the northern lights. John Yang and science correspondent Miles O'Brien ...

Northern lights are fascinating. But while they are more common in northern regions such as Scandinavia or Alaska, they are rarely seen in Germany, as was the case in May this year.

There is no time of day or night when the northern lights are more likely to occur, however, the darker the skies, the better your view of the phenomenon will be. The type of gas and altitude ...