Northern lights may get stronger within the next 2 years as the sun enters a turbulent decline with a 'last gasp' finale

Northern lights corona viewed directly overhead with long curtains of green and red light in the starry sky.

We may have passed the peak of solar maximum, but that doesn't mean the aurora season is winding down. In fact, the years after solar maximum can be some of the most exciting for skywatchers.

Space weather physicist Tamitha Skov describes one potential late-cycle outburst as the sun's "last gasp", a dramatic finale that could trigger powerful geomagnetic storms and impressive auroras on Earth.