There's no other experience on Earth quite like witnessing the northern lights. Also known as the aurora borealis, this spellbinding phenomenon – when brilliant hues of green, yellow, red and purple ...

The sudden disappearance of a Cessna plane with 10 people on board during a flight in Nome, Alaska, has raised scrutiny on ...

Authorities are conducting a search for a Bering Air plane—which was flying to the coastal city of Nome, Alaska, with 10 people on board—after it was reported missing Thursday. FILE PHOTO ...

A photo of a Bering Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan in Nome, Alaska, the same type of plane that disappeared. (Quintin Soloviev via WikiCommons) ...

Last week, a plane was reported missing in Alaska with multiple passengers aboard while en route to Nome. Soon after, authorities reported that the aircraft, identified as Bering Air Flight 445 ...

Coronal holes in the Sun continue to send solar wind toward Earth, increasing the chances of Northern Lights across the northern U.S. this week, according to the latest space weather forecast. NOAA's ...

In the United States, Alaska is well known to have the best viewing opportunities for the northern lights. Even though conditions are prime for more impending aurora shows, experts have long strug ...

Authorities are frantically searching for an airplane carrying 10 people that went missing on its way to Nome, Alaska, according to officials. A Bering Air flight from Unalakleet to Nome failed to ...

All 10 victims that were aboard an aircraft that went missing near Nome, Alaska, on Thursday have been recovered, the city's fire department said. Three of the victims had been found Friday in the ...

"The bodies have been recovered and brought to Nome, where they were positively identified by Alaska State Troopers." As of Saturday afternoon, the bodies of all 10 victims — whose relatives ...

North Central and Northwestern states have the best chance of viewing. The peak of the current solar cycle is ongoing, bringing spectacular views of the northern lights to several U.S. states.