Dale Andersen: Some photos from current activities at McGill Arctic Research Station located on Axel Heiberg Island at 79o26′ N, 90o 46’W.
Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine
Return To Everest Update 28 March: Scott Parazynski: Namche Bazar Market Day (Chopped Yak on Sale)/Short Acclimatization Trek
High altitude mountaineering, like many other performance activities and sports, requires really taking care of your body, and listening to what it’s saying to you. While its possible to push […]
A Skype Chat and Tour With Astrobiologist Dale Andersen on Axel Heiberg Island
Editor’s note: I got an email from astrobiologist Dale Andersen (@daleandersen on Twitter) just before 8 pm EDT tonight telling me to get on Skype. Dale is currently working at […]
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Tweets From Axel Heiberg Island at 79 Degrees North 27 March 2009
The following Twitter posts were made by Dale Andersen at @daleandersen from McGill Arctic Research Station (MARS) on Axel Heiberg Island on 27 March 2009:
Driving Across The Northwest Passage to Make Polar History
An international team of scientists has launched an expedition to drive the Northwest Passage on sea-ice this spring, marking the first time the Passage has ever been travelled in a […]
NORDIC-NASA Astrobiology Summer School
Iceland, 29 June to 13 July 2009 Deadline: Applications due March 1, 2009 The NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Nordic Astrobiology Network will conduct a summer school on the role […]
In Situ Measurements of Atmospheric Methane at Lake Untersee, Antarctica
Methane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas in the Earth’s atmosphere, accounting for approximately 20% of the observed greenhouse effect. With an atmospheric lifetime of about ten years, methane levels […]
ROSES-08 Amendment 32: Final text for Moon and Mars Analog Mission Activities (MMAMA)
This amendment replaces the draft text in Appendix C.24 entitled “Moon and Mars Analog Mission Activities” with the final text. NASA Moon and Mars Analog Mission Activities (MMAMA) research addresses […]
Nordic Summer School: "Water, Ice and the Origin of Life in the Universe"
NAI – Nordic Summer School: “Water, Ice and the Origin of Life in the Universe” Iceland, 29 June to 13 July 2009 The NASA Astrobiology Institute and the Nordic Astrobiology […]
ENDURANCE Dives Under the Ice in Antarctica's Lake Bonney
Scientists have brought the ENDURANCE underwater vehicle to Lake Bonney, a perpetually ice-covered salt lake located in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys. ENDURANCE, an autonomous vehicle designed to swim untethered under […]
