Recent Auroras Mark Most Intense Display in 500 Years, NASA Reports

The extraordinary light shows were triggered by the strongest geomagnetic storm since 2003, with auroras visible as far south as Florida and New Zealand.

The geomagnetic storm was caused by a series of powerful solar flares and coronal mass ejections from sunspot AR3664.
NASA classified the storm as G4, with brief periods reaching the extreme G5 level, comparable to the historic Carrington Event of 1859.
Auroras were photographed in unprecedented locations, including New Caledonia and the Galápagos Islands.
The event provided critical data for studying solar storms and testing the limits of current space weather models.
Scientists anticipate more frequent auroras as the sun approaches its solar maximum in the coming years.