High-speed winds from a spot on the sun’s surface may affect Earth’s magnetic field, pulling the phenomenon further south.

Aurora borealis is one of the coolest astronomical events that we can see with the naked eye. It makes the sky glow beautiful colors, and auroras are just random enough to be exciting occurrences. But they may not be as random as we all think: Historical data suggests that aurora borealis has seasons where they are more likely to occur than other times of the year.

The northern lights could be visible alongside the total lunar eclipse in some parts of Canada. So, here's what you need to know about spotting the blood moon and the aurora tonight. NOAA's northern lights forecast for Thursday,

Forecasters predict a fair amount of aurora borealis activity that will decrease significantly by Thursday night.