The sun is reaching a solar maximum. Here's what that could mean for Iowa and our chances to see the aurora borealis, known as the northern lights.

(NEXSTAR) — The sun, going through an active bout of Solar Cycle 25, spit out another intense flare over the weekend, bringing parts of the U.S. yet another chance at seeing the northern lights ...

While there's no guarantee where the northern lights will be seen in 2025, the potential is there for more visits to Iowa. The sun has entered its solar maximum, NASA and the NOAA announced in ...

Solar flares are capable of impacting high-frequency ... Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine. The aurora forecast for Oct. 3 ...

The X9.0 flare takes the crown from the previous strongest flare of Solar Cycle 25, which was an X8.7 flare on May 14. Thursday's flare is the 15th strongest on record, reports Space Weather Watch.

A strong solar flare slightly less powerful than the one that caused May’s dazzling lights is expected to cause intense Northern Lights sightings across several U.S. states over the next few ...

Brace yourselves for a northern light show of potentially epic proportions. Some lucky stargazers in the U.S. may glimpse the aurora borealis after the sun unleashed the second-largest solar flare ...

(NEXSTAR) — The sun, going through an active bout of Solar Cycle 25, spit out another intense flare over the weekend, bringing parts of the U.S. yet another chance at seeing the northern lights ...

The X9.0 flare takes the crown from the previous strongest flare of Solar Cycle 25, which was an X8.7 flare on May 14. Thursday's flare is the 15th strongest on record, reports Space Weather Watch.

(NEXSTAR) — The largest solar flare recorded since 2017 erupted Thursday morning, marking the latest episode in an active period for the sun. The scale ranges from B-class on the lowest end to C ...