The forecast map shows the Northern Lights could be back in Massachusetts tonight

BOSTON – The Northern lights could put on another show in Massachusetts tonight and Friday night, according to the latest Aurora forecast. You could say New England is becoming the “new Iceland.”

Over the past few months, the Sun has been incredibly active, releasing a series of coronal mass ejections from its surface.

The last week or so has been one of the most active periods we have seen in years. Over the past few nights, people across New England have been spotting the Northern Lights. The geomagnetic storm responsible for these breathtaking views is now subsiding.

But it's not over yet. Another massive CME occurred on Tuesday. This emanated from a giant sunspot (AR3848) pointed directly at Earth.

Warning of severe geomagnetic storms

Space weather researchers have issued a “Severe G4 Geomagnetic Storm Warning” for Thursday and Friday.

We'll know more as we get more data and get closer to the time of the event, but early signs suggest we could be in for a few more amazing nights in the sky.

What causes the Northern Lights and the Aurora Borealis?

Meteorologist Jacob Wycoff explained what causes the Northern Lights earlier this year when the Aurora Borealis lit up breathtaking display over the region in May after a sunspot sent electrons toward Earth.

“What happened is that these electrons interacted with our atmosphere,” he explained. “And depending on the element and the altitude at which they interacted with the atmosphere, we got the colors from that.”

Solar radiation may have torn the comet's tail

Finally, check out this amazing image from a SOHO spacecraft currently orbiting the sun.

Notably, it captured the massive CME AND Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS!

Scientists believe it is possible that the powerful solar explosion tore off part of the comet's tail. Only time will tell when the comet comes back into view on the western horizon this weekend.