LIGHT SHOW Northern Lights visible in US this week and could be seen as far south as MISSOURI as huge solar flare reaches Earth Updated: Dec 10 2020, 20:21 ET THE Northern Lights will be visible in the United States this week and could be seen as far south as Missouri as a huge solar flare has reached planet Earth. The Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) announced on Wednesday morning that the natural lights display - which is created by a geomagnetic storm - will possibly be visible from various states this week. 7 7 7 7 The lights are known as the aurora borealis, southern lights and polar lights - depending on where they are seenCredit: Getty - Contributor