2026 is a rare year for Northern Lights trips because the Sun is very active. Strong solar energy makes auroras brighter and more frequent. Winter months in far northern countries offer the best ...

Imagine standing beneath a sky alive with swirling greens, purples, and reds—nature's own light show, the aurora borealis. Alaska, with its vast, dark skies and prime location beneath the auroral oval ...

Elevated geomagnetic activity could allow the northern lights to be seen farther south than usual tonight, according to NOAA.

Northern lights activity is still raging—here’s our expert’s guide on how to see (really see!) the kaleidoscopic northern ...

Americans do not need to travel internationally to see the Northern Lights. Factors like light pollution, moon brightness, and geomagnetic activity affect visibility. Many top viewing locations are ...

The Northern Lights may be visible from northern U.S. states overnight on Monday, Nov. 10, through Wednesday, Nov. 12, as two giant clouds of plasma left the sun last week arrive at Earth. A G2 or G3 ...

The northern lights could make a rare appearance over Washington and other northern states on Wednesday night, according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. Alaska has the best chance of seeing ...

More than a dozen states across the northern U.S. may be able to catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis tonight – possibly including Illinois. The K-index — a scale that measures how far away from the ...

A coronal mass ejection could interact with the Earth, causing geomagnetic storms and making the aurora potentially visible ...