Rockets set to launch from Poker Flat Research Range
The 2014 launch season at Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks opened Friday, January 24.
NASA-Funded Sounding Rocket to Catch Aurora in the Act
On Jan. 24, 2014, Marilia Samara will be waiting for the perfect aurora. Samara and her science team will be at the Poker Flat Research Range in Poker Flat, Alaska, looking for classic curls in the aurora in the night sky – curls that look like cream swirling in a cup of coffee. When they […]
Northern News from a Big Conference
How big is the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting held in San Francisco every December? So big it’s like everyone from Barrow attending on Monday. The residents of Soldotna get Tuesday, Valdez Wednesday, Nome Thursday and Kotzebue Friday.
High Levels of Molecular Chlorine Found in Arctic Atmosphere
Scientists studying the atmosphere above Barrow, Alaska, have discovered unprecedented levels of molecular chlorine in the air, a new study reports.