Earlier this week the Earth was treated to a spectacular show by the northern lights after a severe solar storm struck and an encore performance is expected this weekend.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Space Weather Prediction Center reports that a coronal mass ejection, or CME, erupted from the sun on Thursday and will send billions of tons of solar atmospheric material hurtling toward Earth.
Billions of tons of solar material may sound dangerous, but by the time that reaches Earth it results in what's known as a solar storm.
These storms cause conditions that cause the aurora borealis, northern lights, to become visible further south than they normally would.
Sightings of the majestic lights were reported as far south as Virginia earlier this week, so Florida isn't likely to see the light show.
The storm is expected to reach the planet Saturday afternoon.
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