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

Some U.S. states could be treated with a northern lights display due a minor geomagnetic storm on the sun, according to space ...

Any aurora chasers in Alaska likely did a double take this week when they witnessed some human-made additions to the dazzling ...

Meteorologists and former National Weather Service leaders say reducing vital weather balloon launches will degrade the ...

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Several spas, lodges, and resorts offer great northern lights viewing. If you're lucky, you might see the aurora borealis ...

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 ...

The Northern Lights, also known as the aurora borealis, light up the sky over Portland, Maine, USA, October 10, 2024, in this still image obtained from a social media video. @RobWrightImages via X/via ...

The northern lights are a glowing display that occurs due to weather in space. Scientists at NASA say the sun is at the peak of its solar activity cycle in 2025. That means there will likely be ...

And the best time to see the Northern Lights will be between 4am and 6:50am. What's more, there’s another celestial event to look forward to as the lunar eclipse known as the Blood Moon is set ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. The NWS Medford OR issued an ...