According to the Alaska Travel Industry Association, the best time to see the northern lights is typically from Aug. 21 to ...

The south central region of Alaska, where you'll find Anchorage, Talkeetna and the Mat-Su Valley, also offers basecamps for northern lights viewing. If you're hoping to see the magic aboard an ...

Putting a glow in our nights. Now a volcano shows unrest. Mt. Spurr’s steam makes for a show. Will it or won’t it eventually ...

According to the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute, the northern lights are caused by collisions between electrically charged particles that enter Earth's atmosphere from space ...