The Northern Lights illuminate in the night sky over Plum Island and the mouth of the Merrimack River, in Newburyport, Massachusetts, USA, 11 May 2024.  The Northern lights, or aurora borealis, were visible in the sky over a large portion of the United States, after an 'extreme' solar storm began to hit the Earth on 10 May.   EPA / CJ GUNTHER

Pictures of the week: From the Northern Lights in the US to base jumping in Sri Lanka



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Updated: May 17, 2024, 6:01 PM