The first northern lights display of 2014 is on tap for the United States Wednesday night into Thursday morning.
A solar storm may cast colored lights – known as the Aurora Borealis or Northern lights – in the sky over parts of the northern Plains, the Great Lakes region and Northeast on Thursday and Friday, forecasters say. “It's a very rare occurrence,” Joe
Since the strength of the aurora depends on the orientation of the CME's magnetic field when it arrives, which is hard to predict, northern lights predictions always come hedged with a little caution. While the best locations to catch auroras are dark
London-to-New York Passenger Captures Spectacular Northern Lights Timelapse Out Airplane Window. Being unable to sleep on a red-eye can have occasional advantages. By Perrin Doniger. smithsonianmag.com
2014 had its first X-flare of 2014 on January 7. Space weather experts are calling for a good display of auroras.