Did a Powerful Solar Storm Just Set the U.S. Sky Ablaze with Rare Northern Lights?

Scotland on alert as the aurora reaches unusually low latitudes across the Northern Hemisphere. (Credit: Scotland at heart)

A powerful solar storm stunned millions across the United States on 1 June 2025, as vibrant northern lights danced over cities that rarely see them.

From Texas to California, people were treated to vivid shades of green and purple streaking across the sky, a phenomenon more often associated with Scandinavia or Alaska.