Other states where it’s possible to see the lights include Oregon, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, northern Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and New England. Experts have long struggled ...

The sun's magnetic activity is currently in its solar maximum. Some U.S. states could be treated to a northern lights display thanks to a minor geomagnetic storm on the sun, according to space ...

The northern lights are caused by collisions between fast-moving particles (electrons) from space and the oxygen and nitrogen gas in the atmosphere, NASA said. The color of the aurora depends on ...