Northern Lights May 2024. Find out where and when to see the northern lights (aurora borealis) throughout europe and north america in our helpful guide. Increased solar activity causes auroras that dance around earth’s poles, known as the northern lights (aurora borealis) and southern lights (aurora australis).
An epic display of the northern lights just occurred. Nasa says may saw one of the strongest aurora events in 500 years, with the sun’s solar maximum making northern lights reach farther south.