On May 14, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ship Okeanos Explorer will depart from Port Canaveral in Florida on a two-week expedition led by NOAA Ocean Exploration, featuring […]
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Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Cryobiology, Exploration Gear & Tech, Icy Worlds, Missions & Hardware, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
BRUIE Aquatic Rover Goes for a Drive Under the Ice
A little robotic explorer will be rolling into Antarctica this month to perform a gymnastic feat — driving upside down under sea ice.
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NASA Is Designing Shapeshifting Robots for Saturn’s Moons
Mini robots that can roll, fly, float and swim, then morph into a single machine? Together they form Shapeshifter, a developing concept for a transformational vehicle to explore treacherous, distant […]
Posted inAway Teams & Field Reports, Europa, Press Release, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
From Monterey Bay to Europa
If you think operating a robot in space is hard, try doing it in the ocean. Saltwater can corrode your robot and block its radio signals. Kelp forests can tangle […]
Posted inArctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Cryobiology, Press Release
Lakes and Signs of Life Found under Antarctica's Dry Valleys
Many view Antarctica as a frozen wasteland. Turns out there are hidden interconnected lakes underneath its dry valleys that could sustain life and shed light on ancient climate change. Jill […]
Posted inAnalog Studies, Arctic / Antarctic / Alpine, Away Teams & Field Reports, Conferences and Meetings, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving
Human and Robotic Astrobiological Research in the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica
Presenter: Peter T. Doran (University of Illinois, Chicago) May 21, 2012 11:00 AM Pacific The extreme cold and dry environment of the McMurdo Dry Valleys have made it one of […]
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The Zöe Rover: Robotic Astrobiology Expedition Yields Significant Science Findings
A group of scientists announced today that they identified habitats and microbial life using a rover in Chile’s arid Atacama desert, one of the harshest environments on Earth, and that […]