When can you see the Northern Lights in Alaska? The state has an aurora forecast that has information on the best time to view the lights.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Solar flares generated especially vivid northern lights outside of Fairbanks, Alaska, on Nov. 11, 2025. (Photo by Bryan ...

2026 to 2027 will mark one of the most powerful years of Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis activity in the last 100 years, ...

Hoosiers have another chance of spotting the aurora borealis this week, according to space weather forecasters who say colorful auroras might appear low on the horizon as far south as Indianapolis ...

The aurora borealis, better known as the Northern Lights, is typically associated with far-northern destinations like Alaska, northern Canada, or Scandinavia. However, periods of heightened solar ...

We were halfway to dinner when I noticed a white wisp speeding through the sky. “Nate, can you pull over?” I said, trying to keep my cool. “I think I see the northern lights.” This wasn’t the first ...

The northern lights may be seen in U.S. states after dark on Tuesday, Feb. 17, through Wednesday, Feb. 18, after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) warned that a minor G1-class ...

More than a dozen states across the northern U.S. may be able to catch a glimpse of the aurora borealis tonight – possibly including Illinois. The K-index — a scale that measures how far away from the ...

NOAA is forecasting a turbulent solar wind of Saturday, Feb. 14 (Valentine's Day) and Sunday, Feb. 15, with displays of the aurora borealis possible in northern states.