The northern lights display should continue well into the weekend, possibly reaching down into the middle parts of the country.

The effects of a coronal mass ejection—a bubble of plasma that bursts from the sun’s surface—will likely impact Earth’s magnetic field on Saturday, bringing the northern lights to several northern U.S. states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

A newly compiled dataset of nearly one billion images of auroras is helping researchers categorize—and perhaps ultimately anticipate—the Northern Lights.

The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to a wide swath of Americans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth.

Where Will The Northern Lights Be Visible? Northern Canada and most of Alaska will have a higher chance of viewing aurora borealis than states just north of the view line, which s

The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to South Dakotans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth.

Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.