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Map: Who may see northern lights as coronal mass ejection hits Earth

A coronal mass ejection, or CME, was hurled out by the sun on Tuesday, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center said. The CME, ...

Northern Lights Forecast: These 18 States May See Aurora Borealis Tonight Amid Geomagnetic Storms

More than a dozen states in the northern U.S. might have an opportunity to see the northern lights Thursday, as a recent ...
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Solar eruption from Earth-facing sunspot could trigger northern lights Aug. 8 (video)

The M4.4 solar flare unleashed a coronal mass ejection (CME) into space — and Earth might just receive a glancing blow.

Could northern lights appear in US this week? Geomagnetic storm could trigger auroras

A coronal mass ejection hurtling from the sun toward Earth could trigger a geomagnetic storm, making the northern lights visible in up to 18 US states ...

Climate pollution is making GPS and communications satellites even more vulnerable to solar storms

Satellites, including those used for GPS and communications, will face greater risks in coming decades during solar-triggered ...

Will Tennessee see the northern lights again? Celestial light show creeps further south

The northern lights have creeped further south, but will Tennesseans be able to catch a glimpse of them again?

As the atmosphere changes, so will its response to geomagnetic storms

Rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in the upper atmosphere will change the way geomagnetic storms impact Earth, with ...

Shedding light on the source of solar storms

Solar storms that fling magnetism across the solar system can knock out satellites, power grids, communication and navigation ...
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Tonight's Sky Will Be Magical: Northern Lights and a Full Sturgeon Moon

The full Sturgeon Moon is expected to reach peak brightness at 3:55 a.m. ET. Skywatchers in the northernmost parts of the ...

Could northern lights be visible in Ohio this weekend?

Many may remember the powerful solar storm that brought northern lights to the region in May of 2024. The northern lights ...
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Northern Lights Are Expected Tonight (and Tomorrow) Thanks to a Rare Solar Storm—and It Can Be Seen Across Almost Half the U.S.

A frontal boundary slowly pushing through the northern tier of the country will be the focus of severe thunderstorms over the ...

Solar storm on Aug. 7-8 may bring auroras, disrupt US communications

The sun has been active and unleashed an intense combination of coronal mass ejections and coronal hole high-speed streams with a geomagnetic storm forecasted for tonight, Aug. 7, and tomorrow, Aug. 8 ...