In the United States, plenty of Americans should have an opportunity Thursday to witness auroras dancing across the night sky.

Predicted to bring the northern lights as far south as parts of California and Alabama, a large coronal mass ejection from the sun collided with our planet Thursday morning

"The aurora may become visible over much of the northern half of the country, and maybe as far south as Alabama to northern California," NOAA predicted.

A severe geomagnetic storm could bring the northern lights to a large portion of the country this week, NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center said Wednesday. Why it matters: While solar storms can trigger breathtaking celestial light shows in the night sky,

A massive ball of plasma and accompanying magnetic field ejected from the Sun is expected to strike Earth on Thursday morning, potentially triggering auroras as far south as Alabama, according

The storm is classified as a level 4, meaning it's the second-highest level on the SWPC's geomagnetic storm scale, which ranges from 1 to 5. Severe solar storms have the potential

Space weather forecasters are warning that a severe solar storm is headed towards Earth. The event is strong enough that it could cause stress on the planet’s power grids at a time when the US is already dealing with major hurricanes.