Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen will be back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee from early January through the end of February 2026 for another field season of research, leading an […]
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Practicing On Earth How To Find Life Elsewhere
Astrobiologist Dale Andersen’s Field Reports: Lake Untersee, Antarctica (Gigapixel panorama) “Those early ecosystems resulted in the formation of luxuriant microbial mats with a variety of morphologies which are seen today […]
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Post-Mission Conversation With A NASA NEEMO Aquanaut
A Post-Mission Conversation With NASA NEEMO Aquanaut Steve Squyres “Cowing: Let’s go back to what we were talking about several weeks ago before you began your NEEMO mission – the […]
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NASA's Newest Exploration Analog
NASA May Enlist Astronauts, Celebrities to Entertain Trapped Chile Miners “The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration may help organize astronauts and celebrities to entertain 33 miners trapped in a […]
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Antarctic Analogs For Extraterrestrial Environments
Diving Through A Microbial Landscape in Lake Untersee, Antarctica “There’s not much in the ice-covered lakes in the McMurdo Dry Valleys to interest anglers looking to land the big one. […]