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The project, called AWESOME — Auroral Waves Excited by Substorm Onset Magnetic Events — was led by Mark Conde with the ...
Just when you thought the northern lights couldn’t get any more stunning ... was led by researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF). In the first display on March 25, the research ...
Several states across the northern U.S. may have a chance of seeing the northern lights Saturday as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration expects geomagnetic storm conditions to ...
A NASA sounding rocket releases vapor tracers into auroras glowing above Poker Flat Research Range in Alaska on on March 25, 2025. (Image credit: UAF photo by Bryan Whitt) Shortly after, a 70-foot ...
FAIRBANKS — “I’ve travelled all the way to Norway and Iceland to see the Northern Lights, and this is finally where it’s happening,” exclaims D’Ann Kolan of St-Clair Travel. Indeed, it ...
The experiment, called Auroral Waves Excited by Substorm Onset Magnetic Events, or AWESOME, is led by researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks ... of an aurora. The Malemute rocket ...
University of Alaska--Fairbanks′ online programs are among more than 1,800 programs surveyed by U.S. News. Only regionally accredited institutions whose programs are offered mostly or entirely ...
NASA will launch three rockets in Alaska for auroral research The experiment will study auroral substorms’ impact on the atmosphere Vapour tracers will help track air movement at high altitudes ...
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The Alaska Zoo has donated the remains of Mary Lu — a 13-year-old Bactrian camel that passed away on March 21 — to the University of Alaska Museum of the North (UAMN) ...
Seven-day "Alaska Explorer" cruises sail roundtrip from Seattle aboard Eurodam and Westerdam. Nieuw Amsterdam and Noordam will offer Denali Cruisetours ranging from nine to 14 days between Vancouver ...
The pink, blue and white tracers released by the second rocket were deployed during an aurora substorm. According to UAF ... UAF said the tracers were widely visible across central and northern Alaska ...