During a press conference on Thursday, space agency officials said they were eyeing Sept. 23 or Sept. 27 as possible dates for the launch.
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Data centers, backbone of the digital economy, face water scarcity and climate risk
About 20% of data centers in the United States already rely on watersheds that are under moderate to high stress from drought and other factors. However, few companies are talking about the issue.
Harry Potter Lake, once too big to see across, vanished in a day
Drained lake basins make up more than half of the Arctic coastal plain, the part of the Alaska map that most resembles Swiss cheese.
Federal officials tout ‘once-in-a-generation’ chance to expand broadband in Alaska
The federal infrastructure bill allocates $65 billion across the country to help ensure people have access to affordable, high-speed internet.
What a decade of Curiosity has taught us about life on Mars
Ten years ago today, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover successfully commenced its mission to explore the possibility of life on mars. Here’s what it has discovered.
Indigenous knowledge entwined with Arctic research for 75 years in Utqiaġvik
The anniversary of the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory spotlights community involvement in science.
Ship begins laying cable that will bring high-speed internet to the Aleutians
If all goes according to plan, Unalaska and Akutan will have high-speed internet by the end of this year.
Alaskapox a subject of scientific intrigue while world copes with more dangerous monkeypox
Like other diseases caused by Orthopoxvirus strains, Alaskapox is found in small mammals, animal populations that can get overlooked.
When it comes to data on your phone, deleting a text isn’t the end of the story
The Secret Service may have deleted texts that were being sought by a government investigator. But data on a device isn’t necessarily gone when it’s been deleted.
A difficult, dynamic place: Lessons from nearly 50 years studying Glacier Bay’s outer coast
Southeast’s tall young mountains, giant earthquakes, green rainforests and large bears have kept University of Alaska geologist Dan Mann coming back for nearly half a century.