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NASA
A Million-Panel Project
Historically, central Utah’s Castle Valley has been a coal hub, with mining operations on the slopes of the Wasatch Plateau to the west active since the late 1800s. A different energy development arrived in the region in June 2026, when a large solar power and battery storage plant came online in the sunny valley about 130 miles (210 kilometers) southeast of Salt Lake City.…
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Cottonwood Fire Chars Utah
After a winter of below-average snowpack and an unusually warm and dry start to summer, the National Interagency Fire Center warned that the Great Basin and parts of the Rockies faced an elevated risk of wildfires in July 2026. The warning proved accurate. By July 7, firefighters labored to contain nearly three dozen large, early-season wildland fires that raced through forests in several parts…
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An Amphitheater of Rock at Cedar Breaks
When people stand at the rim of the amphitheater in Utah’s Cedar Breaks National Monument and look down on an otherworldly landscape of multicolored rock spires, pinnacles, and other geologic oddities, they’re looking across tens of millions of years of Earth’s history. The same can be said when viewing the bowl-shaped escarpment from space. The OLI-2 (Operational Land Imager-2) on Landsat 9 captured this view of the amphitheater’s…
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Press Releases
Utah Athletics Unveils Enhanced Fan-Focused Mobile App: Utah360°
Utah360°, the official mobile app for Utah Athletics, has released a newly-refreshed version that is updated with new features and functionality just in time for Utah’s fall sports seasons, including the football season opener on Thursday, Aug. 29, at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The all-new Utah360° app delivers the ultimate fan experience for Utah Athletics, featuring mobile ticketing, concessions, and exclusive content.…
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University of Utah takes top honors in BIG Idea Lunar Forge Challenge
Through Artemis, NASA plans to conduct long-duration human and robotic missions on the lunar surface in preparation for future crewed exploration of Mars. Expanding exploration capabilities requires a robust lunar infrastructure, including practical and cost-effective ways to construct a lunar base. One method is employing in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) – or the ability to use naturally occurring resources – to produce…
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T-Mobile Expands 5G Network Coverage in Utah, Delivering Supercharged Speeds Across the State
T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) is taking its leading 5G network to the next level for hundreds of thousands of people in Utah. Today, the company announced that it’s upped its 5G game in the Beehive State over the last two years, expanding wireless coverage across a whopping 85,000 square miles to now cover nearly 99% of Utahns. T-Mobile Expands 5G Network…
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NASA to Host Media for Asteroid Capsule Drop Test Briefing in Utah
Media are invited to Utah’s western desert on Wednesday, Aug. 30, to learn about NASA preparations and readiness to receive America’s first asteroid sample collected in space. As part of the visit, NASA will host a news conference on the OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security–Regolith Explorer) sample capsule’s landing and recovery plans from the Department of Defense’s…
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NASA Offers Media Interviews in Utah on Asteroid Sample Return
NASA invites media to the U.S. Army’s Dugway Proving Ground about 80 miles southwest of Salt Lake City on Thursday, July 20, before the agency’s first asteroid sample collected in space is returned to Earth. The sample was collected from the asteroid Bennu in October 2020 by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security – Regolith Explorer) mission, and will…
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Utah Cuts Misrouted 9-1-1 Calls in Half with Motorola Solutions’ Next Generation 9-1-1 Technology
Motorola Solutions* today announced that its National Emergency Number Association (NENA) i3-compliant 9-1-1 Next Generation Core Services (NGCS) call routing technology has reduced misrouted 9-1-1 calls for public safety answering points (PSAPs) across the state of Utah by 50% year-over-year through March. Motorola Solutions will showcase its next generation 9-1-1 call routing and command center solutions – along with its GIS mapping and call handling managed…
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Amazon Announces Plans to Expand in Utah with New Fulfillment Center in West Jordan
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Aug. 19, 2019– Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced plans to open a new fulfillment center in West Jordan, Utah creating more than 800 full-time jobs starting at $15 an hour with comprehensive benefits starting on day one. Amazon currently employs more than 2,000 full-time associates throughout the State of Utah. “We’re excited to open a new, state-of-the-art fulfillment center in West Jordanand to continue innovating in a…
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