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A massive eruption on the sun that flung solar plasma toward Earth on Friday may trigger a strong geomagnetic storm this weekend that could supercharge auroras across the northern United States.

The aurora could be visible tonight and early Sunday in the northern U.S. states and even into the lower Midwest, according to the NOAA/NWS Space Weather Prediction Center.

In 2003, a similarly powerful event, dubbed the "Halloween Solar Storm," affected spacecraft, disrupted satellite TV and radio services and interfered with airline flight communications.

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