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Away Team Droid Tech: Towards Automated Sample Collection and Return in Extreme Underwater Environments

by Keith Cowing

In this report, we present the system design, operational strategy, and results of coordinated multi-vehicle field demonstrations of autonomous marine robotic technologies in search-for-life missions within the Pacific shelf margin […]

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Simulations Show How Low Gravity On Ocean Worlds Might Help To Sustain Warm Water Circulation For Millions Of Years

by Keith Cowing

A new study led by team members at UC Santa Cruz have used a complex computer model to investigate how the influence of low gravity, as found on ocean worlds […]

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Newly Discovered Hydrothermal Vents At Depths Of 3,000 Meters Off Svalbard

by Keith Cowing

Hydrothermal vents are seeps on the sea floor from which hot liquids escape. “Water penetrates into the ocean floor where it is heated by magma. The overheated water then rises […]

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Engineering Astrobiology and Exploration

by Keith Cowing

NASA Astrobiology joins in the 2024 Engineers Week (Feb. 18-24) celebration to recognize the contributions of NASA’s engineers, technicians, and technologists to discovery and innovation.

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Arctic Mid-Ocean Ridge Sediment Cores Shed Light On Past Hydrothermal Activity

by Keith Cowing

In new research led by USGS, scientists analyzed cores collected from Loki’s Castle vent field, a high-temperature hydrothermal system deep beneath the Arctic Ocean northeast of Greenland, uncovering a unique […]

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Ocean Planet Expedition: R/V Maria S. Merian Explores With A Deep-Sea Robot

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: when we begin to robotically explore the ice-covered oceans of Enceladus, Europa, Ganymede, Mimas etc. we’ll need to make the most of the visits. Learning how to best […]

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The NASA Roadmap To Ocean Worlds

by Keith Cowing

In this article, we summarize the work of the NASA Outer Planets Assessment Group (OPAG) Roadmaps to Ocean Worlds (ROW) group. The aim of this group is to assemble the […]

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First Ever Hydrothermal Vent Fields Found In The Red Sea

by Keith Cowing

KAUST scientists have reported the first observations of active hydrothermal vent fields in the Red Sea. The total area of these active fields on Hatiba Mons, a major volcano in […]

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Video: Ocean World Exploration: Seafloor Mapping In 60 Seconds

by Keith Cowing

Editor’s note: we’re sending two missions to the Jovian System to study ice-covered ocean worlds – worlds that may contain life. How we explore and chart Earth’s oceans and its […]

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