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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Adithi Ramakrishnan

A strong solar storm heads to Earth. Here's what to know about northern lights

Northern Lights - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A strong solar storm headed to Earth could produce colorful aurora displays across more U.S. states than usual Tuesday night.

The sun earlier this week burped out huge bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections, leading space weather forecasters to issue a geomagnetic storm watch.

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