A severe solar storm, the worst in nearly 20 years, has increased the changes we'll see the lights spectacular
Stargazers could be in for a treat tonight with the chance that the Northern Lights are visible across the country due to a severe geometric storm.
Mathew Owens, professor of space physics at the University of Reading, had told Brits the exact time they should be looking at the sky tonight. "What's really difficult is forecasting the likely effects of these eruptions and the impact they could have on communications and power on Earth. That's because it all depends on the strength and direction of the magnetic field inside the CMEs, and we basically have no information about that until the CMEs pass spacecraft close to Earth."
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