“This is an unusual event,” says the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, and it sure does seem that way as the agency has issued its first “G4” level geomagnetic watch since 2005.
Skywatchers get ready: Thanks to heightened solar activity, the aurora borealis could be coming to the skies above a large portion of the United States this weekend, space weather forecasters said ...
A rare geomagnetic event could take shape this weekend to produce auroras (northern lights) in a large portion of the United States. And yes, this would include our sky over Southwest Ohio.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) has bumped up this weekend's geomagnetic storm watch to a level G4, the second highest on the scale.
Arizona was treated to a light show this weekend, as the northern lights lit up the sky across the United States due to heightened solar activity, according to officials. Arizonans took to social ...