‘Strong’ Geomagnetic Storm Hitting Earth, Aurora Borealis Could Be Visible Across US

‘Strong’ Geomagnetic Storm Hitting Earth, Aurora Borealis Could Be Visible Across US
The Northern Lights, also known as the Aurora Borealis, are visible in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on Sept. 10, 2021. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday that a “strong geomagnetic storm watch” will stay intact for the remainder of Thursday until Friday after a significant coronal mass ejection (CME) from the sun was observed.

The first portion of the “CME arrived at the NOAA DSCOVR spacecraft, about 1 million miles from Earth” on Wednesday at around 9 p.m. ET, the agency said.
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