People living in more than a half-dozen states could see a dazzling — and surprising — display of the Northern Lights in the sky Thursday night.
This content is not available due to your privacy preferences.The colorful aurora forms when particles flowing from the sun get caught up in Earth's magnetic field.
The particles interact with molecules of atmospheric gases to cause the famed glowing red and green colors of the aurora.This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:
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