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Aurora borealis could be seen in New York, Idaho

(News Nation) — People in southern New York and Idaho Get a chance to see the Northern Lights The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is predicting a geomagnetic storm this weekend. The predicted storm follows a coronal mass ejection on August 1, which occurs when plasma and magnetic fields from the Sun are ejected toward […]

Autonomous big rigs from Volvo and Aurora are coming to highways

Imagine you’re driving down the highway and all of a sudden a giant autonomous 18-wheeler truck pulls up alongside you. There’s no human in the driver’s seat, just sensors and a computer guiding this 40-ton behemoth along the road. Sounds a bit unsettling, right? You’re not alone. Surveys show that 65% of people wouldn’t be […]

Solar Storm Sparks Aurora Lights Show Across Northern Hemisphere

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – An unusually strong solar storm battering Earth cast surprising colors in skies across the Northern Hemisphere early Saturday, but there were no immediate reports of power or communications disruptions. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued a rare severe geomagnetic storm warning Friday afternoon after a solar explosion reached Earth […]

Photos: Solar flare makes aurora borealis visible across the globe

A massive solar storm struck the United States and the world Friday night, making it the largest in decades. The intensity of the solar storm dyed the night sky in a variety of colors, including pink, purple, and green. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported late Friday that the solar storm would develop […]

After ‘severe’ geomagnetic storm, only some may see aurora Monday: forecasts

(NEXSTAR) — A “severe” geomagnetic storm recorded over the weekend was strong enough to send the aurora borealis as far south as Alabama, but that may not be the case Monday night. On Saturday, NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center announced: magnetic storm clock through Monday as coronal mass ejections and solar flares enter orbits that […]