The space agency’s AWESOME mission fired three rockets into the night sky in a bid to improve space weather forecasting.

According to the Alaska Travel Industry Association, the best time to see the northern lights is typically from Aug. 21 to ...

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Any aurora chasers in Alaska likely ... launched two NASA-sounding rockets straight into the glowing sky above. Two of those rockets were launched Tuesday.

When the moon casts its glow upon the night sky, it often captivates viewers with its serene beauty. However, on one ...

It has been a stunning few weeks of events in the sky. Before a rare ... Montana and Alaska could get some dazzling sights Friday and Saturday Night. As for last weekend's display, here is ...

The sounding rockets released vapor tracers and pressure sensors at different altitudes across central and northern Alaska during a sudden auroral substorm. Two NASA rockets launched into auroras ...

The lakes by Delta Junction in Alaska weren’t frozen over yet when it was just dark enough to see the magical halation over the night’s sky and another phenomenon Murray instantly knew — a ...

Also known as the aurora borealis, this spellbinding phenomenon – when brilliant hues of green, yellow, red and purple dance across the night sky – is visible in Alaska from late August to ...

Astrophotographers who embarked on a journey to northern Alaska in pursuit of a once-in-a-lifetime shot witnessed aurora surrounding a "blood moon" total lunar eclipse.

The spiral made its way across the sky's green and red hues for ... Institute of the University of Alaska Fairbanks: It was a clear, dark night on the ground, and the rocket fuel or exhaust ...