It has been a stunning few weeks of events in the sky. Before a rare "blood moon" lunar eclipse amazed Americans on Thursday, the aurora borealis glowed bright green last weekend, dazzling viewers in ...

Aurora borealis is the scientific name for the atmospheric light show visible to the naked eye that can be viewed in far ...

Tonight’s auroral forecast, however, predicts a Kp index of four (on a scale from zero to nine), suggesting that northern ...

This period of heightened solar activity, which only takes place every 11 years, is likely to continue into 2026. So it’s a ...

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While summer tourists pack Alaska’s cruise ships, winter offers outdoor adventures from dogsledding to ice carving to the aurora borealis. Janna Graber takes us to Fairbanks, Alaska, in the depths of ...

The first widespread aurora of the fall season made its appearance late Monday night across Southcentral Alaska.

Explore Fairbanks is pleased to announce the release of the complimentary 2025-26 Fairbanks Winter Guide. This 32-page, ...

Space weather forecasting is decades behind Earth’s meteorology. Learn what makes auroras so unpredictable—and the real-time ...

In 2026, a rare solar maximum will bring the brightest and most frequent Northern Lights in over 10 years, before fading again until the mid-2030s.