An eruption of particles from the sun collided with Earth on Thursday morning. The Space Weather Prediction Center, part of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, reported that the solar particles,

For the second time in as many weeks, a “severe” geomagnetic storm produced a spectacular northern lights display for millions of stargazers in the United States and around the world.

A powerful solar eruption created striking auroras in the night sky around the planet on Oct. 10 and 11. See photos.

Auroras, normally only visible closer to the planet’s poles, were seen in New York and D.C. and as far south as Texas.

Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal. “It was a pretty extensive display yet again,

Forecasters predicted one of the most powerful geomagnetic storms in decades, pushing the northern lights farther south.

ATLANTA - For the second time this year, the Northern Lights were visible last night in the skies over North Georgia. This rare sighting in the region was due to a G4 geomagnetic storm that reached Earth,