Much of the Upper Midwest is within Sunday night’s viewing range, including North Dakota, parts of Montana, northern ...

The winter solstice – which is the shortest day of the year, typically falling between Dec. 20 and 23 – is a particularly good time to be in Alaska for the northern lights.

With the winter’s shorter daylight hours, travelers have the possibility of witnessing the Northern Lights at many of the destinations along the route. This season is expected to offer prime ...

Viewers in Fairbanks, Alaska captured the northern lights, or the aurora borealis, on video Sunday, showing vibrant green colors rippling across the sky.

The interaction causes the atoms in Earth's atmosphere to glow, creating a spectrum of color in the night sky. A view of the Northern Lights by the Eklutna Lake in Alaska, December 31, 2024.

As a travel journalist specializing in the outdoors, I’ve been on several northern lights chasing tours in Alaska and Canada, where nighttime temperatures in the winter can plunge to -50 degrees ...

The best time to view the northern lights will be around 1 AM local time, when the sky is at its darkest. Those interested in viewing the phenomenon are urged to head away from city centers and ...

Aurora chasers, get ready: The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, are expected to make a dazzling appearance between Tuesday night, June 24, and Wednesday night, June 25, with ...

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"Some of them have heard about it so much, they feel it's one of the things they must see before they die," said Pete Redshaw, a guide at the Chena Hot Springs resort deep in Alaska's interior, 60 ...