Northern lights may be visible in several US states tonight as 3 CMEs race toward Earth

A trio of coronal mass ejections (CMEs) is currently hurtling toward Earth and space weather forecasters say we could experience up to three glancing blows over the coming days, potentially sparking northern lights displays across parts of the northern U.S. While these solar storms are not expected to strike Earth head-on, they could still clip us and buffet Earth's magnetic field strongly enough to trigger minor (G1) and possibly moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm conditions, according to the …