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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 18 January 2026: Lake Untersee Base Camp Is Operational

by Keith Cowing

Keith: We just completed the camp last night, and today a storm will move in with 50 mph winds (more?) and perhaps some snow. Should provide a quick test of […]

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 14 January 2026: Setting Up Base Camp At Lake Untersee

by Keith Cowing

Hi Keith, Since our arrival we have been working hard to get shelter in place. That is always our first priority: establish safe, warm protection from the elements, then we […]

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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 9 January 2026: Building Our New Storage Facility

by Keith Cowing

Hi Keith, we had another busy day moving and sorting gear. We hope to wrap that up tomorrow, and if everything comes together, we will head out on the traverse […]

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Charting The Microbial Map Inside The International Space Station

by Keith Cowing

Astronauts have company on the International Space Station (ISS International Space Station). Bacteria squat on handrails. Skin flakes lodge in air vents like lint. A corn-loving fungus has become a […]

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Orbital Biosignature Assay: Lake Eyre

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: As we begin to study worlds in our own solar system that might have life we use our home world as a testbed for the various ways to […]

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Deep Learning For Microbial Life Detection In Deep Subseafloor Samples: Objective Cell Recognition

by Keith Cowing

Microscopic detection and enumeration of microbial biomass provide essential primary information about the biosphere.

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Tricorder Tech For Everyone: NASA’s STELLA Open Science Instrument

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: NASA has just authored a paper on a new way for people with a wide variety of interests to use – and build – sensor technology that is […]

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Searching For Extraterrestrial Life Advances Terrestrial Sustainability

by Keith Cowing

Astrobiology, while traditionally focused on understanding the origin of life on Earth and the potential for life elsewhere, offers powerful tools and insights for addressing urgent challenges on our planet.

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