Alaska features a number of islands as well as mountain ranges and glaciers. Tourists are drawn to wild landscapes such as Denali National Park and areas where the northern lights are visible. RV ...

The space agency blasted three sounding rockets above central and northern Alaska during an auroral substorm to study how ...

Fairbanks is regarded as a top location due to its position directly under ... of Alaska, where you'll find Anchorage, Talkeetna and the Mat-Su Valley, also offers basecamps for northern lights ...

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 ...

As usual on days with heightened auroral activity, much of Alaska and Canada will have higher likelihoods of being able to see the northern lights. Wednesday's viewing line. Experts advise people ...