With the omicron variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly in Alaska, contact tracing is increasingly difficult. A new feature for Alaska smartphones could help.
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Fact check: The theory that SARS-CoV-2 is becoming milder
The emergence of a less severe variant like omicron is not a sign that SARS-CoV-2 is evolving into a milder virus that is less able to infect the lungs.
Scientists think they’ve found a big, weird moon in a far-off star system
The planet and its moon — if it really is a moon — orbit a Sun-like star that’s over 5,000 light years away, according to a report in the journal Nature Astronomy.
Magnitude 4.6 earthquake wakes parts of Southeast Alaska early Friday
An earthquake centered northwest of Sitka shook the ground Friday morning, waking many in Southeast Alaska.
Magnitude 6.8 quake near Nikolski was part of an ‘energetic’ seismic cluster
The Alaka Earthquake Center recorded about 20 other earthquakes of magnitude 4 and above in the same sequence by about 10 a.m. Tuesday morning.
Space tech startup examines Unalaska for potential satellite launch site
SpinLaunch identified Ugadaga Bay as a possible location to build a large centrifuge to launch satellites into low Earth orbit.