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The latest solar storm has triggered northern lights farther south than normal including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City.
An unusually strong solar storm hitting Earth produced stunning displays of color in the skies across the Northern Hemisphere, with no immediate reports of disruptions to power and communications.
A solar storm forecast for Thursday is expected to give skygazers in 17 American states a chance to glimpse the Northern Lights, the colorful sky show that happens when solar wind hits the atmosphere.
Yes, it’s brutally cold there — temperatures can fall to as low as minus-40 degrees in the winter — but it can be a paradise if you enjoy the northern lights.
Skies in parts of the northern U.S., Canada and Europe were dazzled with walls of green, pink and yellow this week.
Why is this cold and remote place worth visiting? It offers several features that many other towns don’t.
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A fireworks show that has nothing to do with the Fourth of July and everything to do with the cosmos is poised to be visible in the northern part of the United States and Europe just in time for Halloween.
