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UAF Geophysical Institute Director Bob McCoy and Alaska Aerospace Corp. CEO John Oberst sign a memorandum of understanding in front of the GI building on Thursday, June 10, 2025. UAF/GI photo by Bryan Whitten:

Geophysical Institute, Alaska Aerospace to boost space opportunity

June 10, 2025
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute and Alaska Aerospace Corp. will work together under a new agreement to jointly develop...
Rime ice covers brush on a hill above Toolik Lake, Alaska, on June 8, 2025. Photo by Julie Stricker

Alaska climate report: May 2025 kept its cool

June 10, 2025
The month of May was noticeably cooler around Alaska, but data from the Alaska Climate Research Center at the University of Alaska Fairbanks show...
Matanuska Glacier, about 100 miles northeast of Anchorage, terminates in a lake in June 2024. UAF photo by Leif Van Cise

Study finds Alaska, rest of Earth, to lose most of glacier mass

May 29, 2025
An international study has found that Earth’s glaciers will lose 76% of their 2020 mass under current climate policy pledges made by nations...
UAF graduate student researcher Amy Jenson at one of the instrument sites on Jakobshavn Glacier. Photo by Martin Truffer

Fast-moving Greenland glacier has the attention of UAF scientists

May 28, 2025
A powerhouse of ice flows rapidly on Greenland’s west coast, heading toward the ocean. Some of Earth’s largest icebergs are produced here...
Visitors at the 2022 HAARP open house walk to the facility’s 33-acre antenna array. UAF/GI photo

HAARP to hold fifth public open house Saturday, June 14

May 23, 2025
The public can learn how scientists study Earth’s ionosphere, the region between the planet’s lower atmosphere and the vacuum of space, at a...
Roger Topp, right, and his team discuss the setup for a model of the antenna that sits atop the University of Alaska Fairbanks Elvey Building. UAF/GI photo by Bryan Whitten

New exhibit explores Earth’s changes and beauty through radar data

May 16, 2025
The University of Alaska Museum of the North and Alaska Satellite Facility are presenting a new exhibit to showcase how synthetic aperture radar...
This aerial photo from June 2022 shows the extent of land surrounding the HAARP facility, located near Gakona, Alaska. UAF Geophysical Institute photo

Air Force completes transfer of HAARP land to UAF, Ahtna

May 9, 2025
The University of Alaska now owns the land beneath its upper atmospheric research facility near Gakona, nearly 10 years after acquiring the site...
Wood and brush burn in controlled and monitored fire along the Wildfire Walk trail through the Yankovich Road Fire Site on the UAF Troth Yeddha’ campus April 14, 2025. UAF photo by Eric Engman

Alaska climate report: Wet April reduced drought talk, but wildfire risk remains

May 7, 2025
Alaska entered its legally designated wildfire season April 1, but the good news is that the month was exceptionally wet, according to the Alaska...
Visitors on a tour view the iconic blue satellite dish on the roof of the Elvey Building, home of the Geophysical Institute. The rooftop is not a guaranteed stop on the tour. GI/UAF photo by Bryan Whitten

Geophysical Institute and Poker Flat Research Range announce summer tours

April 29, 2025
The University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute is offering free public tours to showcase some of its science facilities. Two different...