New Delhi, June 8 -- A massive solar storm is racing toward Earth, opening up a rare and historic opportunity: the Aurora Borealis, commonly known as Northern Lights, will likely be visible from parts of India tonight, June 8.

This stunning phenomenon is commonly seen in Nordic countries such as Switzerland and Finland.

Triggered by a series of powerful Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs), massive eruptions of solar plasma and magnetic energy from hyperactive sunspot region AR3664, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a G3 to G4 (Strong to Severe) geomagnetic storm watch for tonight.

As these billions of tons of highly charged particles slam into Earth's magnetic shield, they expand the auroral oval, pushi...