00:00Nope, you're not imagining it. The northern lights really have been showing up further south
00:03more often in recent years. It's because the sun recently went through the most active part of its
00:0811-year cycle called solar maximum. During this time, the sun produces more frequent and more
00:13powerful eruptions that launch into space, sometimes in Earth's direction. The stronger
00:18the storm, the further south the northern lights can spread. The sun's activity peaked from late
00:222024 into early 2026, so we're likely past that peak. But strong solar storms and widespread
00:29auroras could still happen for several more years.
