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Northern lights may be visible in these 23 US States June 1
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Pennsylvania as Earth reverberates from the impact of a speedy solar storm.

Aurora alert: Ongoing powerful geomagnetic storm could spark more northern lights across the US tonight
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Northern lights may once again be visible deep into mid latitudes tonight as geomagnetic storm conditions continue to wreak havoc with Earth's magnetic field.

Severe G4 geomagnetic storm sparks northern lights across US and beyond (photos)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The speedy solar storm arrived in style, sparking stunning aurora displays as far south as California and New Mexico.

Northern lights may be visible in these 20 US States May 31
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Auroras may be visible from Alaska to Connecticut as speedy solar winds and an incoming CME fuel geomagnetic storm conditions.

Aurora alert: Severe geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Alabama and northern California tonight
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
Attention aurora chasers! Powerful geomagnetic storm conditions could trigger northern lights at mid-latitudes tonight as a coronal mass ejection impact is imminent.

Geomagnetic storm named to honor space weather scientist who died suddenly in 2024
By Tom Brown last updated
Scientists took the initiative to name Storm Gannon after a space weather scientist who died in 2024. This was the storm that sparked beautiful auroras across the globe that same year.

Northern lights (aurora borealis): What they are and how to see them
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference The northern lights are one of the most mesmerizing natural wonders you can witness firsthand.

Newly launched NASA satellites open eyes to start studying 'auroral electrojets' in Earth's atmosphere
By Julian Dossett published
The first bits of data have come back from NASA's EZIE cubesat mission, which aims to solve some mysteries surrounding the "auroral electrojet" phenomena in Earth's atmosphere.

Rare 'cannibal' solar eruption sparks severe geomagnetic storm and stunning auroras (photos)
By Daisy Dobrijevic published
The solar eruption set Earth's skies ablaze, with vibrant auroras visible across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Aurora alert! Powerful geomagnetic storm could spark northern lights as far south as Illinois and Oregon tonight
By Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Heads up aurora chasers! Powerful geomagnetic storm conditions could trigger northern lights at mid-latitudes overnight as a CME impact is detected and more could be on the way.
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