The weekend will kick off with a rare celestial show as the northern lights illuminate the night sky over the northern United States. Over the past few days, the sun has launched massive clouds of charged particles toward the Earth, events known as coronal mass ejections (CMEs). When these hit Earth’s magnetic field, they will...
The rare opportunity to see the northern lights will present itself to stargazers this weekend across part of the United States, as long as cloudy weather doesn't interfere.Underneath beautiful skies lit by the aurora borealis, pianist Santeri Mikkola played ‘The World is Beautiful,’ creating an enchanting, melodic scene amid nature.
In North America, CMEs usually spark the aurora over Canada, but the recent CMEs were much larger than usual, making it possible to see the celestial lights dance over the northern part of the United States. An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky in the early morning hours of Monday, April 24, 2023, near Washtucna, Wash.
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