Leroy Chiao, Matt Reyes and I went out for a traverse today. Our traveling companions were Pascal Lee, the PI of the Haughton-Mars Project (who led the traverse), Jarloo Kiguktak an advisor […]
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 14 July 2007: Using an iPhone on Mars
One of the things you have no problem fining on Devon Island is electronic gear. It is everywhere.
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 11 July 2007: Heading North
Our flight today from Ottawa to Resolute Bay began with a little drama. Last night when Matt Reyes flew from Las Vegas to Philadelphia to Ottawa his luggage did not […]
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Noted Astrobiologist Imre Friedmann Has Died
Noted astrobiologist Imre Friedmann died yesterday morning.
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Keith Cowing’s Devon Island Journal – 10 July 2007: Back to the Arctic
Once again I am headed north to Devon Island, the home of the Haughton-Mars Project. This is a place many have come to call “Mars on Earth” for its similarity […]
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International Polar Year Outreach
Live from the International Polar Year! Webinar with the Oden Expedition “Join Teachers Ute Kaden and Allan Miller live from the Oden Icebreaker en route to Antarctica! The webinar interface, […]
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AI Researchers Search for Meteorites in Antarcticaantarctica, meteorites,
Follow along as scientists from NAI’s University of Hawai’i Team go on expedition with the NSF/NASA-sponsored Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) program. View photos, read about the team and their […]
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ROSES-06 Amendment 16: New proposal opportunity for IPY Education and Public Outreach
With this amendment to ROSES-2006, NASA establishes a new program element in Appendix A.24 entitled “International Polar Year (IPY) Education and Public Outreach.” This new program element solicits proposals to […]
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Exploration, Science, and Art: A Book Review of Terra Antarctica and Driving to Mars
When it comes to exploration, there’s nothing like being there. Yet at some point, all explorers need to tell others what they have seen – as well as find a […]
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NAI Explores Most Active Volcanic Region on Earth & Brings the Public Along
NAI investigators, led by Jake Maule of the CIW Team, are exploring the Kamchatka Peninsula in Eastern Russia. Kamchatka is a vast land of ‘fire and ice’, being home to […]