The northern lights are best seen between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. local time while at a high vantage point away from light ...

These forecasts are courtesy of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ Geophysical Institute and available online, along with more data, at The listings below will be updated and published weekly until ...

The agency expects a minor or greater geomagnetic storm—a disturbance of Earth’s magnetic field—on Saturday, which increases ...

NASA plans to fly two rockets through active auroras and study the unique ribbons of light that dance across the Alaskan ...

Another display of the northern lights could be visible this weekend in several U.S. states following a severe solar storm.

In an extreme event in 1958, the aurora was visible from Mexico City, the University of Alaska reported. When the sun releases solar flares, they carry plasma particles toward Earth. Atoms in air ...

The colorful northern lights may reveal themselves to Minnesotans Friday night due to an impending solar storm forecast to reach Earth.

Aurora also offers two shorter expeditions in 2026: the 17-day Arctic Golden Autumn & Northern Lights itinerary in August and ...

The states with best chance of seeing the northern lights Friday or Saturday night, when NOAA anticipates them being strongest, include Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Minnesota, Montana and North Dakota.

Not far from the urban clutches of Anchorage, Kenai Fjords National Park gives a view into the heart of Alaska’s glacial ...