Northern lights may be visible in 16 US states tonight
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Northern lights possible with geomagnetic storm watch issued: New update
A Geomagnetic Storm Watch has been issued as multiple coronal mass ejections (CMEs) from the sun head toward Earth. The G2 (moderate) watch, for Thursday, March 19, through Saturday, March 21, was triggered by solar eruptions on Monday,
The spring equinox and the sun's solar cycle could bring views of the northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, this March.
The combination of the Spring equinox and the Sun's solar cycle starting towards its minimum means now is the last best time to see aurorae for years.
At a rocket test range in Alaska, scientists are firing rockets into the northern lights. They want to better understand the aurora because they are the visible fingerprint of a powerf
The "equinox effect" doubles the chance of auroral activity in March and September, when the fall equinox occurs, scientists say.