An intense solar flare could spark aurora chances across nearly half of the country late Sunday night -- here's what to know.

An intense solar flare could spark aurora chances across nearly half of the country late Sunday night -- here's what to know.

The Northern Lights may be seen Monday, Sept. 16 as far south as California, Missouri and Colorado after major solar activity over the weekend.

Several Midwestern and Mideast states may get a chance to see the northern lights this evening thanks to an incoming geomagnetic storm.

Skygazers in the UK could get another opportunity to see the northern lights on Friday night and over the weekend, the Met Office has said. Skies on Thursday night lit up with brilliant greens and pinks, with spectators as far south as Kent enjoying the show.

A geomagnetic storm will cause the aurora borealis to be visible from parts of the United States and most of Canada on Thursday, and perhaps again Friday.

The Northern Lights could be visible in parts of 17 continental US states over the weekend as space weather forecasters predicted G2 or G3 geomagnetic storm conditions

The sun is deep in its solar cycle, sparking a strong solar flare and geomagnetic storming that could bring the northern lights to parts of the U.S. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center warned earlier this week about geomagnetic storming sparked by a coronal mass ejection.