Sounding rockets launched from the Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks, Alaska, lit up the night sky for miles ...

The sounding rockets released vapor tracers and pressure sensors at different altitudes across central and northern Alaska ...

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

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 ...

Any aurora chasers in Alaska likely did a double take this week when they witnessed some human-made additions to the dazzling Northern Lights overhead when teams launched two NASA-sounding rockets ...

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA say solar activity has been steadily increasing and will peak in ...

The celestial spectacle may be visible in northern Michigan, Maine and the nation’s high latitudes, the National Oceanic and ...

This increased Northern Lights activity around the equinoxes is known as the "Russell-McPherron effect," according to the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) Geophysical Institute. UAF experts say ...

Tromsø, Norway – A northern lights hotspot with breathtaking fjords and minimal light pollution. Fairbanks, Alaska – Known for some of the most reliable aurora activity in North America.

The aurora borealis blanketed the sky over Paxson, Alaska, with vibrant greens and reds on Wednesday, March 19, as the University of Alaska Fairbanks forecast high aurora activity in the region.Aurora ...