Bright and colorful Northern Lights have been sighted across the United States, with an 8.7 on a logarithmic geomagnetic storm scale reported Tuesday night. The bright pink, purple, and green aurora borealis colors seen with the naked eye are attributed to a rare,

Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around Earth’s poles, known as the northern lights, or aurora borealis, and southern lights, or aurora australis. When the energized particles from coronal mass ejections reach Earth’s magnetic field, they interact with gases in the atmosphere to create different colored lights in the sky.

Stargazers across Western Massachusetts witnessed a rare celestial display Tuesday night as the northern lights illuminated skies typically reserved for more northern locations.

Northern Lights visible in 21 USA states 11-12. G4 geomagnetic storm, X5.1 solar flare. Best viewing 10 p.m.-1 a.m. EST. Peak activity visible as far south as Alabama and California.

People from Kansas as far south as Florida witnessed the Northern Lights last night, a rare spectacle for these latitudes.

An intense geomagnetic storm gave Southern California residents a rare glimpse of the Northern Lights. Video posted by Instagram user @patrickc_la shows the Aurora Borealis lighting up the night

A powerful solar storm turned the Florida night sky green, with rare sightings of the northern lights reaching far beyond their usual range.

Tuesday night's awe-inspiring Aurora Borealis display across B.C. was amazing; Wednesday night might just be even better

Did you miss the northern lights on Tuesday night? Well, if it makes you feel better, the aurora borealis might’ve looked better in pictures. The northern lights swept across most of the United States on Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning,

An aurora normally reserved for the Arctic Circle put on a dazzling, possibly once-in-a-lifetime show over the Twin Cities.