According to the Alaska Travel Industry Association, the best time to see the northern lights is typically from Aug. 21 to ...

The space agency blasted three sounding rockets above central and northern Alaska during an auroral substorm to study how ...

According to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, the northern lights are caused by collisions between electrically charged particles that enter Earth's atmosphere from space ...

Sounding rockets launched from the Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks, Alaska, lit up the night sky for miles ...

The best places to see the aurora borealis have little light pollution, clear skies and no precipitation. The lights are only ...

The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are forecast tonight after they were visible in parts of Washington, ...

Putting a glow in our nights. Now a volcano shows unrest. Mt. Spurr’s steam makes for a show. Will it or won’t it eventually blow?

Most of northern Canada and Alaska will have the highest chance of viewing the northern lights, while parts of northeastern Washington, northern Idaho, northern Montana, North Dakota and northern ...

The northern lights surprise stargazers by appearing in many forms ... Ideal spot? The south end of a lake or field, free of any man-made light. Dress in warm layers and bring snacks and drinks to ...

Just when you thought the northern lights couldn’t get any more stunning ... three sounding rockets above central and northern Alaska during an auroral substorm to study how these substorms ...