Antarctic Sun Archives - Astrobiology

Scientist makes final preparations to deploy SCINI Peter Rejeck

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Using Antarctica To Prepare For A Mission To Europa

by Keith CowingDecember 24, 2014January 31, 2024

Four bleary-eyed men wearing grease-smeared tan jackets or red parkas emerge from what first appears to be a leftover prop from a Mad Max film. Nine silver smokestacks tower above […]

Blood Falls seeps from the end of the Taylor Glacier into Lake Bonney. The tent at left provides a sense of scale for just how big the phenomenon is. Scientists believe a buried saltwater reservoir is partly responsible for the discoloration, which is a form of reduced iron. -- by Peter Rejcek via Wikipedia

Analog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Biochemistry & Organic Chemistry, Biogeochemical Cycles & Geobiology, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Cryobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Fossils & Paleontology, Microbiology & Virology

Blood Falls Becomes First Subglacial Antarctic Specially Protected Area to Protect Scientific Values

by Keith CowingMay 24, 2013April 13, 2024

Blood Falls, one of the more bizarre features found anywhere in Antarctica, has fascinated scientists since it was first discovered a century ago by Griffith Taylor, the senior geologist on […]

Diver Ian Hawes examines a carbonate structure built by microbes in British Columbia's Pavilion Lake. Photo Credit: Dale Andersen

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Diving Through A Microbial Landscape in Lake Untersee, Antarctica

by Keith CowingOctober 17, 2009June 12, 2026

There’s not much in the ice-covered lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys to interest anglers looking to land the big one. But for scientists who want to know more about […]