For some in rural Alaska, turkey can fall from the sky for Thanksgiving
For the third straight year, Esther Keim has been flying low and slow in a small plane over rural parts of Alaska, dropping ...
Planet Labs’ Crusade To Map Ukraine War Hailed In New HBO Documentary
Planet Labs’ founders - who have vowed to help end war for all time by mapping war crimes worldwide - steal the show in HBO’s ...
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Arctic Bitcoin? Hilcorp, tech firm aim to test North Slope data center
A gravel pad at Hilcorp’s Endicott oil field, pictured here in a satellite image, is set to host Bitcoin mining computers.
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Powerful new US-Indian satellite will track Earth's changing surface
In addition to monitoring changes to Earth's surface, the satellite will be able to track the motion of ice sheets, glaciers, and sea ice, and map changes to vegetation. The source of that ...
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Alaska’s U.S. House race close as early votes roll in
Mary Peltola in Alaska’s U.S. House race with more than 95% of precincts reporting by Wednesday afternoon. The final result likely won’t be known until Nov. 20, when Alaska’s election ...
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Ballot Measure 1, aimed at boosting Alaska minimum wage, passing by wide margin
Box of unsigned petition booklets on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Better Jobs For Alaska gathered signatures for ballot initiatives to raise the minimum wage, allow Alaskans to earn paid sick days ...
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Eni Sells Two Alaska Fields to Hilcorp for $1 Billion
Eni SpA has completed the divestment of the Nikaitchuq and Oooguruk fields in Alaska to Hilcorp Energy ... and accessing new pools of capital via Eni’s satellite strategy to support the growth ...
UPI22d
Small wooden satellite heads to International Space Station
6 (UPI) --The first wood-panel satellite is on a SpaceX flight to the ... Human Cell Atlas hopes to be 'Google Maps' for health research Scientists from around the world are making headway in ...
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Satellite survives impact with object in space, takes selfie to prove it (photos)
A tiny puncture discovered in the solar panel of a small satellite orbiting Earth highlights the seriousness of the orbital clutter problem. Lithuania-based satellite manufacturer NanoAvionics ...
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Effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting still holds narrow lead
(Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Ballot Measure 2, the effort to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting and open primaries, was winning slightly as election results continued to come in early ...
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First satellite made of wood launched into space
Unique among the myriad of items the mission carried is the first satellite made from wood, a palm-sized cube called the LignoStat. Developed by Kyoto University researchers and the Japanese ...