Projections from NASA and NOAA suggest northern lights displays will be more visible in more U.S. states through early 2026, after activity on the sun’s surface

Sky-watchers, you’re in luck—the colorful display may make another showing in June, above Alaska and the upper Midwest to the Northeast. If you missed the northern lights, or aurora borealis, over the past weekend,

The northern lights — also called aurora borealis — could be visible in Alaska, Washington, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Maine, northern parts of Idaho, Wyoming, Iowa, New York, Vermont and New Hampshire.