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GI scientist proud of work on Webb telescope

By LJ Evans | Geophysical Institute on Jul 18, 2022   Science/Education  

GI scientist proud of work on Webb telescope

Tuesday, July 12 at at 6:30 a.m. Alaska time, NASA rolled out five images gathered in the last few weeks from the James Webb Space Telescope, the largest and most powerful space observatory ever built. The telescope, launched in December 2021 on a European Space Agency rocket, is expected to be the world’s premier observatory […]

‘Erratic’ collaboration supports both science and art

By LJ Evans | Geophysical Institute on Nov 26, 2021   Featured, Interior Alaska, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

‘Erratic’ collaboration supports both science and art

A random meeting between a scientist and an artist in the remote and quirky village of McCarthy, Alaska, last year led to new ways to communicate with the public about rapid changes occurring on the Kennicott Glacier. Glaciologist Eric Petersen from the University of Alaska Geophysical Institute met artist and arts administrator Nina Elder during […]

Asteroid Impacts Create Habitats for Life, Study Suggests

By LJ Evans | Geophysical Institute on Nov 28, 2016   Featured, Science/Education  

Asteroid Impacts Create Habitats for Life, Study Suggests

Around 65 million years ago, a massive asteroid crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. The impact and subsequent effects wiped out about 75 percent of all life on Earth, including most of the dinosaurs. Scientists studying the resulting Chicxulub crater are learning how large asteroid impacts deform rocks in a way that may produce habitat […]

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