SEATTLE — The 150-member crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returned earlier this month to their homeport of Seattle following a 105-day deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze is an annual joint military service mission in support of the National Science Foundation, the lead agency […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program is hosting 49 students from the Bering Strait School District this month for Middle School Academy at the University of Alaska Anchorage. Throughout the two-week, residential component, students learn about science, technology, engineering and math through various hands-on activities. The program is designed to […]
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t was announced on Friday by U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder of the Department of Justice that Fairbanks man, 39-year-old David Michael McGraw was sentenced in Federal Court on “one count of misapplication from an organization receiving federal funds, and one count of making and subscribing a false return.” The conviction and sentencing of McGraw stems […]
NASA has selected 12 science and technology demonstration payloads to fly to the Moon as early as the end of this year, dependent upon the availability of commercial landers. These selections represent an early step toward the agency’s long-term scientific study and human exploration of the Moon and, later, Mars. “The Moon has unique scientific […]