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 ...

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

While the likelihood of seeing the northern lights will be low for most of the U.S. on Tuesday and Wednesday, Alaska and states near the Canadian border will have a higher chance of seeing the lights.

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

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 ...

Northern Lights Forecast: These States Might See Aurora Borealis Tonight By Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes Staff. Pequeño is a breaking news reporter who covers tech and more.

While in Fairbanks, the last stop of your Alaska adventure, you can fly or drive to chase the northern lights. Alaska Tour & Travel has a five-hour Arctic Circle Air Adventure that departs three ...

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