A recent solar storm has created mesmerizing auroras around the North and South Poles of Earth.
Energy bursts and coronal mass ejections from the Sun have allowed the auroras to be visible further south than usual.
According to the Space Weather Prediction Center (USA), this solar storm is expected to be less intense than the one that occurred in May, but it could still disrupt communications, power grids, and satellite operations.
Even when the auroras are not clearly visible, nighttime sky photographs can capture colors that are not perceivable to the naked eye.
Aurora illuminating the sky in Portland, Maine, USA, on October 10. (Photo: X)
A photographer captures the aurora in Shenandoah National Park, Rileyville, Virginia, USA, on October 10. (Photo: AFP)
Northern lights over Mudanjiang city, Heilongjiang province, northeastern China, on October 11. (Photo: Xinhua)
Aurora over the sky of Sodankyla, Lapland, Finland, on October 7. (Photo: Reuters)
Aurora near Kinghorn in Fife, Scotland, on October 11. (Photo: AP)
Brilliant aurora over an abandoned house near Marquette, Michigan, USA. (Photo: AP)
Northern lights illuminating the sky over Vaasa, western Finland, on October 11. (Photo: AFP)
Northern lights in Herronton, Alberta, Canada, on October 7. (Photo: Reuters)
Aurora lighting up the sky in Brant, Alberta, Canada, on October 7. (Photo: Reuters)
Northern lights over oil and gas drilling rigs near Cremona, Alberta, Canada, on October 10. (Photo: The Canadian Press)
Aurora in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, on October 10. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Northern lights captured in Falmouth, Maine, USA, on October 10. (Photo: AP)
Brilliant aurora over the night sky above apartment buildings in Queens, New York, USA, on October 10. (Photo: AP)
Aurora illuminating the sky above Great Chart Church in Ashford, England, on October 10. (Photo: PA)
Northern lights appearing in Sodankyla, Finland, on October 8. (Photo: Reuters)
The Milky Way and aurora appearing together in the Sierra Nevada mountains, eastern California, USA, early morning on October 8. (Photo: Getty)
NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick shares a photo of the aurora from the International Space Station on October 7. (Photo: Matthew Dominick/NASA)
Northern lights appearing above a house near Cremona, Canada, on October 7. (Photo: The Canadian Press)
