A magnetic filament of solar material erupted on the sun in late September, breaking the quiet conditions in a spectacular fashion. The 200,000 mile long filament ripped through the sun's atmosphere, the corona, leaving behind what looks like a canyon of fire. The glowing canyon traces the channel where magnetic fields held the filament aloft […]
Governor Sean Parnell addresses the Alaska Federation of Natives Convention in Fairbanks, Alaska. He unveiled a new digital learning initiative, and discussed village public safety officers and tribal courts.
After a two-year fight against an ill-conceived proposal to relocate the F-16s from Eielson Air Force Base in Fairbanks to Joint Base Elmendorf Richardson (J-BER) , "warm" the base and cut thousands of jobs, Alaska's congressional delegation on October 2 received official word that the Air Force has scrapped the proposal.