Assistant professor Stephen Kaeppler of Clemson University is the principal investigator. Space physicist Mark Conde of the University of Alaska...

How much do you know about snow? Sure, it’s cold, it’s white, and it’s a regular part of life in the Far North. But how much do you really know...

A NASA Black Brant IX sounding rocket soared high out of Poker Flat Research Range north of Fairbanks at 2:27 a.m. Saturday to learn more about...

in the coming months and years, University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute associate research professor Gunther Kletetschka, prior to...

The upcoming NASA LAMP launch from Poker Flat Research Range presents an opportunity for “citizen scientist” involvement through Aurorasaurus, a...

Scientists also want to learn about flickering that occurs within the pulsating aurora. Pulsating auroras turn on and off about every two to 20...

A research paper by Charlie Parr, a graduate student and former Geophysical Institute research technician who now works at the International...

Mysterious massive holes have been appearing across the Arctic landscape, and a team of scientists is investigating the cause and the impact in a...

Snow is a key to life on Earth. It reflects up to 80% of sunlight, functioning as an essential cooling radiator for the planet. It becomes liquid...