Northern lights may be visible in parts of the US due to solar storms
FILE - An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, lights up the night sky off Lake Michigan and the St. Joseph Lighthouse, Oct. 10, 2024, in St. Joseph, Mich. (Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP, File)
NEW YORK (AP) — Solar storms may bring colorful auroras to several northern U.S. states Thursday night.
The sun burped out a huge burst of energy called a coronal mass ejection that's currently on its way to Earth, prompting space weather forecasters to issue a strong geomagnetic storm watch. It's expected to arrive between Thursday evening and Friday morning.
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