Don't fret if you missed the Northern Lights - sun "burps" could result in another local occurrence within the year

Colors danced above north carolina skies recently as the northern lights made a rare appearance in the area. Tony Rice -- a WRAL writer and NASA ambassador -- joins Ali Ingersoll to talk about this occurrence.

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