Night skies were lit up by the northern lights ... On social media, people posted pictures from a wide variety of locations around the world.

Multiple people spotted a mysterious beam of light in the sky last week. The “red flare”, as many described it, was spotted by people in Houston and other places throughout the world.

Green and purple curtains of light danced in the skies around the world this weekend ... bathing other parts of the world in green, purple, and red light. Miriam Kramer worked as a staff writer ...