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Martin Connors, Professor of Space Science and Physics, Athabasca University

Larger and more frequent solar storms will make for potential disruptions and spectacular auroras on Earth

A sunspot emitting a flare on the surface of the sun. (NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory)

Bright auroras, with dancing lights in the sky, characterize the clear winter nights of northern Canada. Longer nights during the fall and winter also favour seeing more auroras, but the show is best outside of light-polluted cities. Impressive auroral events allowed bright auroras to be seen as far south as the United States recently.

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