A spectacular new hydrothermal vent field, named JaichMatt, has been discovered during an expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute’s R/V Falkor.
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Underwater Robots Help NASA Plan Future Deep-Space Missions
An expedition that will help NASA search for life in deep space launched today – not with a rocket’s roar, but with a gentle splash into the deep Pacific Ocean.
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Building An Alien Ocean To Test Space Submarines
Building a submarine gets tricky when the temperature drops to -300 Fahrenheit and the ocean is made of methane and ethane.
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 6 December 2017: Traverse to Novolazarevskaya Station
Dale Andersen sent this via inReach on December 6, 2017 2:47:47 AM EST “Heading back to Novo in an hour nice sunny day. I’m starting my traverse, follow along at […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 29 November 2017: Blizzard Conditions
Received via Iridium 29 November 2017 4:30:03 PM EST: “Hi Keith The earlier weather forecasts were spot on and we have had blowing snow and high winds most of the […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 26 November 2017: Busy Days at Lake Untersee
Dale Andersen sent this message on 26 November 2017 at :09:26 AM EST: “We are working pretty hard while taking advantage of the nice days we have had recently. I […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 22 November 2017: Nice Weather
Dale Andersen sent this message on 22 November 2017 3:00:56 AM EST: “We have a second day of nice weather with clear skies and light winds which is quite helpful […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 20 November 2017: Preparing Diving Gear
Dale Andersen sent this message from: Lat -71.33293 Lon 13.45381 on 20 November 2017 5:22:14 AM EST: “Hi Keith: Looks like our weather is improving, but we still have strong […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 19 November 2017: Bad Weather
Dale Andersen sent this message from: Lat -71.33293 Lon 13.45381 on 19 November 2017 at 1:43:18 AM EST: “The weather here is pretty bad with high winds gusting at 45-50 […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen Antarctic Status Report 15 November 2017: Deploying Instruments
Dale Andersen sent this message from: Lat -71.332844 Lon 13.453746 on 15 November 2017 11:29:14 AM EST: Hi Keith: We had another productive day with good weather here at Lake […]