A lingering solar wind will allow observers in more than a dozen states and Canada to observe the Northern Lights, or aurora borealis, this Thursday.
. An 11-year solar cycle that's expected to peak in 2024 is making the lights visible in places farther to the south. and causes atoms in the upper atmosphere to glow.
An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky in the early morning hours of Monday, April 24, 2023, near Washtucna, Wash.
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