Alaska's northern lights dance behind SPACE.com reporter Mike Wall in this photo taken April 11, 2012, on the slopes of Murphy Dome mountain. (Image credit: Luke Kilpatrick) ...

A Clear View of Alaska—and Maybe Our Future. By Phil Plait. June 20, 2013 10:30 AM. A rare, nearly cloudless view of Alaska from space.

Space Perspective plans to launch Alaska balloon flights from the Pacific Spaceport, which will cruise along the edge of space at over 100,000 feet for nearly two hours.

Jessica Cherry spends her favorite moments looking at Alaska from above. As a new recruit for a class of astronaut candidates, she may someday view the world from miles higher.

A NASA sun-watching spacecraft will have an unbeatable view of June's historic Venus transit, but some of the probe's scientists are taking measures to get a great look for themselves here on ...

From steaming volcanoes to sparkling lakes, almost all of Alaska's marvelous landscapes simmered under hours and hours of sunlight Monday, as seen by a NASA satellite. A scorching Alaskan heat ...

For the first time, scientists from across North America have formed a clear picture of Alaska's 'rusting' rivers and streams, tracking 75 areas in the remote Brooks Range that are flushed with ...

Smoke from Alaska and Canada Fires Dives into the Continental U.S. he InciWeb Incident Information System is following 18 fires in Alaska that are contributing, along with 49 uncontrolled fires ...