When scientists discovered a hydrothermal vent site in the Arctic Ocean’s Aurora hydrothermal system in 2014, they did not immediately realize just how exciting their discovery was.
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Posted inAnalog Studies, Away Teams & Field Reports, Exploration Gear & Tech, Press Release, Robotics/Rovers/UAVs, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
AwayTeams: Human-occupied Vehicle Alvin Successfully Completes Science Verification
The human-occupied submersible Alvin is ready to return to scientific research at its newly certified maximum depth of 6500 meters (4 miles).
Posted inAstrochemistry, Press Release
New Geochemical Tool Reveals Origin Of Earth's Nitrogen
Researchers at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and their colleagues used a new geochemical tool to shed light on the origin of nitrogen […]
Posted inHabitable Zones
Organic Carbon Hides In Sediments Keeping Oxygen In Earth's Atmosphere
A new study from researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Harvard University may help settle a long-standing question–how small amounts of organic carbon become locked away in […]
Posted inExtremeophiles and Extreme Environments, Habitable Zones, Lava / magma ocean / Volcanic Worlds, Press Release, ROVs/Submersibles/Diving, Sample Return, Water/Hycean Worlds & Oceanography
Extreme Shrimp May Hold Clues to Alien Life
At one of the world’s deepest undersea hydrothermal vents, tiny shrimp are piled on top of each other, layer upon layer, crawling on rock chimneys that spew hot water.