NASA’s Dual Rocket Launch to Uncover Mysteries of Alaska’s Auroras

NASA’s Dual Rocket Launch to Uncover Mysteries of Alaska’s Auroras

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates NASA is preparing to launch two rockets through the aurora borealis to investigate the unique phenomena of these luminous ribbons of light over Alaska. This mission is designed to understand the distinct behaviours of auroras, including their flickering, pulsating patterns and the mysterious…

Biden Administration Creates Final Limits for Oil Drillers in Alaska
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Biden Administration Creates Final Limits for Oil Drillers in Alaska

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The Biden administration announced new protections for 1.3 million acres in the North Slope of Alaska, a final effort to shield it from oil companies eager to drill in the ecologically sensitive Arctic environment. President-elect Donald J. Trump returns to the White House…

Alaska brothers Tyler, Rickey Lowe argument about anime ends in dead crocodile and jail
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Alaska brothers Tyler, Rickey Lowe argument about anime ends in dead crocodile and jail

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines That was cold-blooded. A crocodile is dead, an alligator is recovering, and two brothers are in jail after an argument about anime turned fatal in Alaska. Tyler and Rickey Lowe’s Thursday night feud came to a head when they tossed each other’s exotic…

Grazer beats the behemoth that killed her cub to win Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest
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Grazer beats the behemoth that killed her cub to win Alaska’s Fat Bear Contest

In a storyline better befitting a melodrama than a popularity vote, Grazer won her second Fat Bear Contest Tuesday by defeating the male behemoth that killed her cub this summer. Grazer beat Chunk by more than 40,000 votes cast by fans watching live cameras of Alaska’s Katmai National Park and…

Alaska State Troopers beat, stunned and used police dog in violent arrest of wrong man Ben Tikka
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Alaska State Troopers beat, stunned and used police dog in violent arrest of wrong man Ben Tikka

Two Alaska State Troopers who pepper-sprayed, beat, stunned and used a police dog on a man in a case of mistaken identity have been charged with assault, authorities said Thursday. Charging documents said the troopers — canine handler Jason Woodruff and Sgt. Joseph Miller — thought they were dealing with…

Chinese and Russian military planes tracked, intercepted off Alaska, NORAD says
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Chinese and Russian military planes tracked, intercepted off Alaska, NORAD says

BEIJING — Two Chinese and two Russian military planes were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and US and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response, their joint aerospace command said. The Chinese and Russian military activity Wednesday was not seen as a threat, the North American Aerospace…

Defending Iditarod champion Brent Sass leaves race over health concerns
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Defending Iditarod champion Brent Sass leaves race over health concerns

Brent Sass, the defending Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race champion, withdrew from this year’s race on Saturday, citing concerns for his health. Sass scratched at the Eagle Island checkpoint, a statement from the Iditarod said. Eagle Island is about 600 miles into the nearly 1,000-mile race. “He didn’t feel he could…

Remote Alaskan town site of fatal polar bear attack on woman, boy
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Remote Alaskan town site of fatal polar bear attack on woman, boy

A polar bear has attacked and killed two people in a remote village in western Alaska, according to state troopers. Alaska State Troopers said they received the report of the attack at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday in Wales, on the western tip of the Seward Peninsula, KTUU reported. “Initial reports indicate…

Murkowski wins Alaska Senate race and Palin denied political comeback in House contest
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Murkowski wins Alaska Senate race and Palin denied political comeback in House contest

Contests in Alaska’s Senate, House, and gubernatorial races were called on Wednesday, more than two weeks after Election Day.  Former Alaska governor and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin lost her latest attempt at a political comeback, losing the race for Alaska’s at-large district to Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK). Peltola had…