A team led by of researchers at the University of Montreal has found evidence that two exoplanets orbiting a red dwarf star are “water worlds,” where water makes up a […]
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Posted inAnalog Studies, Away Teams & Field Reports, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Press Release, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Away Team Results: Discovery Of A New Ecosystem In The Maldives
The Nekton Maldives Mission, involving researchers from the University of Oxford, has found evidence of a previously undescribed ecosystem – ‘The Trapping Zone’ – that is creating an oasis of […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Dale Andersen's Field Reports, Icy Worlds, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 8 December 2022: Traversing An Icy Ocean World And Thinking About Avatar 2
Keith The other day when Miles and I were using the Trimble GNSS equipment in the Aurkjosen Cirque area.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Away Teams & Field Reports, Icy Worlds, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Ocean World Away Teams: Alan Stern Announces Call for Mission Specialists for 2023 Titanic Expedition
Earth’s oceans remain the least explored and understood, yet most impactful ecosystems on the planet. With a longitudinal study of the Titanic, OceanGate Expeditions is working to change that.
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The Detectability of Habitable Exomoons with Kepler
In this paper, the detectability of habitable exomoons orbiting around giant planets in M-dwarf systems using Transit Timing Variations (TTVs) and Transit Timing Durations (TDVs) with Kepler-class photometry is investigated. […]
Posted inAlpha Centauri, Education and Outreach, Exoplanets, -moons, -comets, Science Fiction, Societal Issues
Avatar: A Stunning New World That NASA Is Ignoring
Editor’s note: “Avatar“, a film by former NASA Advisory Committee member James Cameron, will debut across the planet on 18 December. Widely hailed as “ground breaking” the film may well […]