NASA launched two sounding rocket missions from Alaska to measure auroral electrical currents and study geomagnetic storm impacts on Earth’s upper atmosphere and space-based systems.

NASA launched two rockets from Alaska this week to learn more about the electrical "circuitry" within auroras.

MSC Cruises partneres with ORCA to deploy the first dedicated ORCA-trained Marine Mammal Observer in its inaugural Alaska season.

Twenty years have passed since scientists released the first version of the Arctic Report Card, now a staple at the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union. Way back in 2006, at the Moscone ...

NASA launched a sounding rocket from Alaska in the predawn hours of February 9, 2026, as part of a campaign to investigate one of the most puzzling features of the northern lights: the black aurora.

In a rare and dramatic science event, NASA launched three research rockets directly into the glowing northern lights above Alaska. The goal was simple but bold: fly instruments straight through the ...

Carl Benson’s last winter on Earth featured 32 consecutive days during which temperatures in his chosen town did not rise above zero Fahrenheit. “It’s cleansing,” the 98-year-old ice physicist said in ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The life of one of the most remote grizzly bear populations in the world is being documented by the animals themselves, with collar cameras that provide a rare glimpse of how ...