Northern lights forecast: Auroras may be visible across US on Thanksgiving, Black Friday

Aurora chasers have another reason to be thankful Thursday: A solar storm is forecast to reach Earth and produce colorful northern lights in the Northern Hemisphere.

The dazzling phenomenon, also known as the aurora borealis, should be visible on Thanksgiving and Black Friday in parts of the northern United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The celestial display of greenish and reddish hues would come courtesy of a coronal mass ejection hurtling toward Earth, which prompted NOAA's Space Weather Prediction Center to issue a geomagnetic storm watch for Thursday and Friday.

The solar storm could pose a minimal threat to things like satellites, GPS signals and power grids, but it may also provide some additional Thanksgiving entertainment when football and the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade have long ended. Because of the way the solar particles interact with Earth's magnetosphere, the powerful eruption should make the vibrant northern lights visible to a wider swath of the Northern Hemisphere than usual.

Here's what to know about the northern lights and how to see them on Thanksgiving night in the United States.

How to Train Your Dragon Teaser Trailer: See a First Look at the High-Flying Live-Action

The live-action remake stars Mason Thames, Gerard Butler, Nico Parker and Nick Frost

Hiccup and Toothless are back in a big way.

Mason Thames stars as a young Viking with an adorable dragon for a friend in the first teaser trailer for the live-action remake of How to Train Your Dragon that debuted Tuesday, Nov. 19.

The new film also stars Nico Parker as the intrepid Astrid, Hiccup's love interest; Gerard Butler as leader of Berk and Hiccup's estranged father Stoick the Vast; plus Nick Frost as Gobber, Hiccup's mentor.

The cast also features Julian Dennison, Gabriel Howell, Bronwyn James, Harry Trevaldwyn, Ruth Codd, Peter Serafinowicz and Murray McArthur.

A synopsis teases, "On the rugged isle of Berk, where Vikings and dragons have been bitter enemies for generations, Hiccup stands apart. The inventive yet overlooked son of Chief Stoick the Vast, Hiccup defies centuries of tradition when he befriends Toothless, a feared Night Fury dragon. Their unlikely bond reveals the true nature of dragons, challenging the very foundations of Viking society."

"With the fierce and ambitious Astrid and the village’s quirky blacksmith Gobber by his side, Hiccup confronts a world torn by fear and misunderstanding."

The synopsis further adds that an "ancient threat emerges" and "Hiccup’s friendship with Toothless becomes the key to forging a new future."

SOURCE : https://youtube.com/watch?v=5lzoxHSn0C0&si=H7Nd3qf6psmPmxaH

New 'Yellowstone' is here: Season 5 Part 2 premiere date, time, where to watch

 

The wait is over. The Duttons are back.

Paramount Network announced in June the second part of Season 5 will premiere on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The hit series chronicles the Dutton family, who control the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Kevin Costner played the family patriarch, John Dutton III, before announcing in June he would not return for the second half of Season 5.

"Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds and hard-earned respect – the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders – an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and America's first national park," the series synopsis reads.

Here's what you need to know about the second part of Season 5 of "Yellowstone," including a quick teaser and when it premieres.

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How to watch 'Yellowstone' Season 5, Part 2 premiere; streaming info

The show is set to return on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on the Paramount Network. CBS will also air the premiere at 10 p.m. ET.

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You won't be able to stream the "Yellowstone" premiere on Paramount+, the platform announced, and it is not available with any of the service's subscription plans. If you have a login to your TV provider, you can sign in to the Paramount Network and watch the premiere from there.

Prior seasons of "Yellowstone" are streaming on Peacock.

Internationally, the show will premiere on Paramount+ in Canada on Nov. 10, the U.K. on Nov. 11 and in Latin America, Brazil and France at a later date.

Behind-the-scenes look at Season 5, Part 2 of 'Yellowstone'

The show's official YouTube channel posted a behind-the-scenes look at how cast and crew prepared for Season 5.

Beth Dutton will go ‘hurricane’ avenging John Dutton

During a pre-finale USA TODAY interview, Kelly Reilly, who plays Beth Dutton, said that John Dutton’s most loyal offspring will be devastated by her father's soon-to-be-revealed dark fate.

"There's only so much a woman can take. He's the center of her soul," Reilly said. "What's that going to do to this woman? It's going to turn her into a hurricane."

But John Dutton’s precise "Yellowstone" future is a tightly kept secret, with most cast receiving redacted scripts devoid of anything beyond must-know information about their own characters.

Reilly said she has known how "Yellowstone" would end since the show started in 2018. Costner's premature departure has not fundamentally changed that course. "It wasn't supposed to happen so soon," she said. "But the fact that we got to return poetically to the show's authentic vision is satisfying."

Why did Kevin Costner leave 'Yellowstone'?

"I just wanted to let you know that I won't be returning," Costner said in a video posted on his Instagram and social media pages the same day the Paramount Network announced a Nov. 10 premiere date for the final "Yellowstone" episodes.

In an interview the day following his viral video release, Costner told USA TODAY that he was tired of holding out hope for a "Yellowstone" return when asked about the series during his extended media tour promoting his Western film series Horizon.

Media inquiries about John Dutton's return were the "overwhelming question that would occur in almost every interview," said Costner.

"Simply with all the questions that were being asked (about 'Yellowstone'), the longer I thought about that ... I just wanted to say that this is a stepping-off point," said Costner. "Whatever I'd hoped for maybe was not in the cards. I don't want to keep saying, 'Yeah, I hope I can do it.' That's drifted to a place that I don't think is realistic anymore."

Costner said there was not a specific act in his return talks with Paramount Studios and executive producer Taylor Sheridan to spark the impromptu video. He didn't want to hold out for optimism that wasn't there.

"I just wanted to get that done," Costner said of making the video. "I'm not a machine trying to figure this out. But I'm not a person that leaves people high and dry."