The northern lights have been very active in 2024. An expert explains why it could continue for months to come.
The northern lights may be putting on a show over the weekend for the northern areas of the country. The NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has issued a Geomagnetic Storm Watch for the northern hemisphere for October 3rd through the 5th. The SWPC, detected what is known as a...
From Denmark to Germany, here are some of the photographs taken from all over the world of the lights, also known as the aurora borealis: Long-exposure shot of a pink-colored aurora borealis visible in the starry sky at mid-latitudes, over trees and fields in the countryside in Loire-Atla...
Incredible aurorae lit up the night sky over the country, showing up in Scotland, Wales and England clearly.
While Iceland isn't the only place in the world to view the northern lights, the Nordic country's prime location near the Arctic Circle means the light show can be visible for more than 100 nights per year. And 2024 in particular will provide prime viewing opportunities. ...
STEVE is also visible from lower latitudes, closer to the equator, than the auroras. A 2019 study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters discovered that STEVE is the result of two mechanisms: The mauve streaks are caused by the heating of charged particles in the upper atmosphere...
Some of the most outstanding locations where to see the the Northern Lights in Canada includeYellowknife, Whitehorse(the capital of Yukon),Churchill(where the Aurora is reportedly visible for up to 300 nights a year), andthe area north of Saskatoon, as well as Jasper National Park. ...
The level of solar activity is currently the highest it's been in about 20 years, when prolonged geomagnetic storms known as the Great Halloween Storms of 2003, made the northern lights visible as far south as Florida, Texas, and the Mediterranean. ...
The Northern Lights may be visible across parts of the UK this evening, with the Met Office forecasting "ideal viewing conditions". The forecaster urged people to "look up at the sky tonight", with sightings possible across Scotland, Northern Ireland and northern England. ...
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