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Skywatchers were amazed Friday night – early Saturday morning with the beautiful Northern Lights. Can we expect a repeat performance for the rest of the weekend? Meteorologist Mark Tamayo takes a look at the space forecast. Posted May 11, 2024 10:23pm PDT This post was originally published on 3rd party site mentioned on the title of
The skies across the Northern Hemisphere were filled with stunning displays of color late Friday and into Saturday as an unusually strong solar storm hit Earth. The Northern Lights — also known as the aurora borealis — are a common occurrence near the northern polar region but seldom visible in lower latitudes of the Earth’s
(KRON) — If you missed the northern lights Friday night, you might have another chance. The Space Weather Prediction Center is reporting that additional flares will impact Earth Saturday — possibly Sunday — night, according to the National Weather Service. Auroras are caused by coronal mass ejections (CME), an eruption of solar material that can
People contemplate the Aurora Borealis also known as Northern Lights visible from Vasco Road in Livermore, Calif., on Friday, May 10, 2024. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) A powerful solar storm put on an amazing skyward light show across the globe overnight but has caused what appeared to be only minor disruptions to the electric power grid, communications and
Bay Area locals saw the night skies illuminated purple with the glow of aurora borealis last night due to a massive and rare geomagnetic storm that made the dazzling natural phenomena visible farther south than normal. If you missed the spectacle, fear not—experts say it might make a comeback. The light show could put on