In the United States, plenty of Americans should have an opportunity Thursday to witness auroras dancing across the night sky.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Space Weather Prediction Center issued a "severe" (G4) geomagnetic storm watch yesterday after a coronal mass ejection (CME) erupted from the sun's surface.

A large chunk of northern U.S. states could get a glimpse at the northern lights on Thursday night, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast, which predicts a strong showing of the natural phenomenon amid a potentially severe geomagnetic storm.