FILE - An aurora borealis, also known as the northern lights, is seen in the night sky over the Tallinn bay of the Baltic sea in Tallinn, Estonia, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, file) The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) — Northern lights may be visible in parts of the U.S. Monday night following weekend solar storms.

The sun burped out a huge burst of energy called a coronal mass ejection last week, prompting space weather forecasters to issue a rare, severe solar storm alert on Sunday, though it wasn't as strong as last year's record . Another one headed toward Earth on Monday could produce more aurora sightings.

Authorities are monitoring for possible disruptions, though the worst is already over. The weekend’s storms may have caused brief disruptions t

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