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Best time to see the Northern Lights in the northern United States is Monday evening


Best time to see the Northern Lights in the northern United States is Monday evening

PORTLAND (WGME) —On Monday evening, the Northern Lights will be visible in the northern United States, including Maine. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center is predicting an alternomagnetic storm that could cause the Northern Lights to be visible as far south as New York City, Nebraska and Indiana. Places like Northern Virginia and Oklahoma could catch […]

Northern lights possible this weekend, a foretaste of the most beautiful meteor shower of the summer


Northern lights possible this weekend, a foretaste of the most beautiful meteor shower of the summer

This weekend, the Northern Lights are expected to be active again across much of the northern United States. The Northern Lights may be visible in Michigan late Friday and Saturday evenings. The southern extent of the lights may extend to the state’s southern border with Indiana and Ohio. According to the Space Weather Prediction Center, […]

Geomagnetic storm hits Earth: Satellites, power grids and space station at risk


Geomagnetic storm hits Earth: Satellites, power grids and space station at risk

A series of violent solar events will impact Earth, potentially triggering significant geomagnetic storms in the next few days. Three coronal mass ejections (CMEs) are currently on their way to our planet. The first two were triggered by M-class solar flares on August 7. These first CMEs are relatively weak, but the third CMEs, triggered […]