Northern Lights May 2024. The northern lights are created when energized particles from the sun slam into earth's upper atmosphere at speeds of up to 45 million mph (72 million kph), but our planet's. The g5 storm culminated in a remarkable display of the aurora.

— where and when to see the northern lights in 2024 the cluster of sunspots that sparked the historic dazzling display of lights has rotated out of our view, thanks to the sun’s spin. The northern lights, a result of the solar storms from may 2024, are visible from berga, near barcelona, on the night of may 10 to 11, 2024, in barcelona, catalonia, spain.