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Microbial communities in the Lake form two distinct shapes: large round cones and smaller pinnacle structures. © Dale T. Andersen and James Grecian

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Microbial Structures In An Antarctic Lake Could Reveal More About How Life Evolved

by Keith CowingJuly 22, 2024July 22, 2024

By Emma Caton — In the depths of remote Antarctic lakes, communities of microorganisms are thriving where few life forms can survive.

Lake Untersee Base Camp 2023 - Dale Andersen/Heimplanet

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That Time Star Trek Tents Were Actually Used In Antarctica

by Keith CowingMarch 27, 2024November 30, 2024

Editor’s note: In the Star Trek Strange New Worlds Second Season episode “Under The Cloak of War” there are battle scenes that feature military base with a lot of tents. […]

Astrobiologist Dale Andersen prepares to dive under the ice at Lake Untersee, Antarctica

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Video: Cold Warriors: Diving for Science in Antarctica

by Keith CowingJune 27, 2013June 12, 2026

Its a place few people have seen or even imagined, and distant from familiar, everyday surroundings. The weather can be as harsh as the terrain at times with winds and […]

DeepWorker submersibles and the Aquarius underwater habitat will be used as analogs for the Multi-Mission Space Exploration Vehicle and Deep Space Habitat. Image credit: NASA

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Away Team Update: A Post-Mission Conversation With NASA NEEMO 15 Aquanaut Steve Squyres

by Keith CowingMay 24, 2013December 14, 2023

Keith’s note: Last month I had the opportunity to interview Cornell University Professor Steve Squyres as he prepared for his role in NASA’s NEEMO 15 mission (see “Away Team Update: […]

NEEMO 15 Crew Members - NASA

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Away Team Update: A Pre-Mission Conversation With NASA NEEMO 15 Aquanaut Steve Squyres

by Keith CowingOctober 17, 2011December 14, 2023

Over the years NASA has mounted a series of NEEMO (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) missions using NOAA’s Aquarius Reef Base located near Key Largo, Florida.

Dale Andersen Getting Out of the water in Antarctica -- Dale Andersen

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Video: Astrobiologists Diving Under The Ice In Antarctica: Getting Out of the Water

by Keith CowingDecember 14, 2010April 14, 2024

Dale Andersen: Our research in the perennially ice-covered lakes of Antarctica involves long, hard days, but they are always fun and exciting.