The U.S. National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab-operated Gemini South Telescope used its latest upgrade — GHOST, the Gemini High-resolution Optical SpecTrograph — to capture observations of HD 222925, a star more […]
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Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments
Deep-ocean Vents Fuel Massive Phytoplankton Blooms
Researchers at Stanford University have found an aquatic highway that releases nutrients from within the Earth and ferries them up to surface waters off the coast of Antarctica. There the […]
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Astrochemistry, Astrogeology, Astronomy & Telescopes, Missions & Hardware, NASA Astrobiology Program, Policy, Press Release, Reports, Roadmaps, & Plans
Report: An Astrobiology Strategy for the Search for Life in the Universe
Astrobiology is the study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe. It is an inherently interdisciplinary field that encompasses astronomy, biology, geology, heliophysics, and planetary […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Biosignatures & Paleobiology, Cryobiology, Dale Andersen's Field Reports, Fossils & Paleontology, Icy Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, NASA Astrobiology Program, People Of Astrobiology, Tricorders & Sensors
Taking In The View From Wharton Ridge
Today I learned that a feature on the surface of Mars has been named after a friend of mine.
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Cryobiology, Europa, Exploration Gear & Tech, Icy Worlds, Mapping, Geodesy, Cartography, Bathymetry, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
An Antarctic Robot Lays The Groundwork For Future Space Missions To Europa
The researchers working on the project known as SIMPLE will tell you that it’s anything but.
Posted inAstrobiology (general), Genomics, Proteomics, Bioinformatics, Press Release
Tree of Life for 2.3 Million Species Released
A first draft of the “tree of life” for the roughly 2.3 million named species of animals, plants, fungi and microbes — from platypuses to puffballs — has been released. […]
Posted inOrigin & Evolution of Life, Press Release
Finding the Origins of Life in a Drying Puddle
Anyone who’s ever noticed a water puddle drying in the sun has seen an environment that may have driven the type of chemical reactions that scientists believe were critical to […]
Posted inPress Release, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
No Limit to Life in Deep Sediment of Ocean's Deadest Region
“Who in his wildest dreams could have imagined that, beneath the crust of our Earth, there could exist a real ocean…a sea that has given shelter to species unknown?” So […]
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Where Ice sheet, Ocean and Land Converge
Using a specially designed hot-water drill to cleanly bore through a half mile of ice, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded team of researchers has become the first ever to reach […]
Posted inCryobiology, Extremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Press Release
Antifreeze Proteins in Antarctic Fish Prevent Both Freezing and Melting
Antarctic fish that manufacture their own “antifreeze” proteins to survive in the icy Southern Ocean also suffer an unfortunate side effect, researchers report: The protein-bound ice crystals that accumulate inside […]