Two rockets are set to launch within minutes of each other from Poker Flat Research Range this month in NASA’s first campaign to study solar flares with instruments launched on sounding rockets. The launches, which will occur in the daytime, could occur as early as Sunday. The launch window runs for two weeks. The launch […]
Middle school students got an opportunity to engage directly in ocean science as they constructed remotely operated vehicles in February as part of a science class project in Southeast Alaska. Petersburg Middle School science teacher Hannah Smith built ROVs with her students at her previous school in Washington and was excited to try them out […]
Family programs at the University of Alaska Museum of the North will explore the theme of travel in April. Families with children ages 5 and under are invited to drop in at Early Explorers on Friday, April 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. Create and discover with hands-on activities in the Creativity Lab, and explore […]
On view starting March 29, 2024, Anchorage Museum Atrium Mezzanine Cases ANCHORAGE, AK – Walrus ivory has been a medium for Alaska Native artistic expression for generations. Anchorage Museum visitors can appreciate the rich tradition, intricacy and skill reflected in contemporary Alaska Native ivory carvings in “Arctic Sculpture: Ivory Carvings from the Anchorage Museum Collection,” opening […]