A severe geomagnetic storm is possible starting Tuesday evening, and the clouds in Minnesota could cooperate to see the northern lights overhead.

Aurora watchers could be in for a treat after the Sun blasted off a huge X-class flare this week. A sunspot region unleashed an X-class solar flare on Thursday (3 Oct), which are the most powerful.

Two new large solar flares over the last 36 hours have increased the chances of northern lights this week, here's the latest projections.

As this month's string of powerful X-class solar flares sparked brilliant auroras that lit up skies across an unusually wide ...

Could three giant solar storms combine into one of the most powerful geomagnetic storms in decades? That’s exactly what space weather forecasters are watching right now, with sunspot AR4274 unleashing ...

If you live in the northern U.S., you may not have to travel further than your own backyard to witness this cosmic spectacle ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Recent solar flares could bring the aurora borealis much farther south than usual, according to researchers at Southern Illinois University. They say the highest energy solar ...

Authorities predict that states as far south as Oregon and Illinois will be able to see auroras between now and Oct. 6 Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working ...

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