Holiday hues of green and red flutter in the night sky over Glacier Bay in Alaska in a video of ... Also known as the “Northern Lights,” the aurora borealis forms when a “coronal mass ...

Far from it. In the 1980s, Japanese tourists began to travel to Alaska to see the northern lights, something that surprised and mystified many locals. Aurora borealis tourism has since gone on to ...

According to the Alaska Travel Industry Association, the best time to see the northern lights is typically from Aug. 21 to April 21, also known as the aurora season. While the aurora can appear at ...

The aurora borealis will be visible from nine states in the contiguous United States, plus Alaska, on Sunday night, according to a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration update.

This event may make the aurora borealis visible across several northern states in the US, Canada, and Alaska. To watch, find a spot with a clear view of the northern horizon, away from city lights.