If seeing the northern lights in Alaska is on your bucket list, this is the year to do it.

More than a dozen states could get the chance to see the northern lights this week, forecasts show. The northern lights, also known as the aurora borealis, may be visible in as many as 15 northern ...

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

The northern lights have the highest chance of being visible across Canada and Alaska, while a view line marking a minimal opportunity sweeps just under the Canadian border.

As the summer heats up, the chance for Midwesterners to catch the aurora borealis, also known as northern lights, increases.

A rare Northern Lights display could be visible across the northern United States on Monday. See where and when to watch the aurora borealis, plus viewing tips from NOAA.

Monday’s forecast calls for low-end aurora borealis activity expected to increase significantly by Tuesday night.

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

Where will the northern lights be visible tonight? The northern lights will be visible for parts of the northern U.S., according to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center's aurora forecast.

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