GI Press Releases
February 25, 2005
Launch window to open at Poker Flat Research Range
Three rockets are scheduled to launch from Poker Flat Research Range this winter. The launch window officially opens at twilight, Sunday, Feb. 27, and will remain open until Tuesday, March 22. During this time, a total of three rockets will be launched. Two will gather data on Earth's mesospheric dust layer, and the third will fly through the aurora, probing the auroral curtain to learn more about its structure.
February 24, 2005
Sharpton provides Mars lecture in Anchorage
New information about the Martian terrain suggests the Red Planet's surface once had water. High levels of hematite, a mineral associated with liquid water on Earth, were discovered on Mars last year. This important find suggests the possibility of ancient lakebeds or seas on the planet's surface and increases the odds that Mars once harbored life.
February 18, 2005
Anchorage: Diving with Alaska's Steller sea lions
February 17, 2005
Diving with Alaska's Steller sea lions
February 11, 2005
Fairbanks: Kings of the Arctic: Polar bears in Alaska
February 10, 2005
Wildfires take toll on Alaskan's health
February 4, 2005
Wildfires take toll on Alaskan's health
February 3, 2005
Alaska's Caves: Unlocking the secrets to our past
January 28, 2005
Alaska's Caves: Unlocking the Secrets to Our Past
Have you ever descended into the depths of an Alaska cave? If not, you now have the opportunity to find out what's lurking in the dark. In recent years, cave explorers have traversed the caves of Southeast Alaska and what they've found has helped piece together the history of our state.
Daniel Monteith, assistant professor of anthropology at the University of Alaska Southeast, will discuss how the information found within caves continually revises experts' ideas about the geology and human history of Alaska.

