Second Life for Failed Russian Satellite?, Science Magazine “Sixteen hours of continuous broadband coverage would certainly be a big boost, particularly for scientists working at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, […]
Antarctica
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Express-AM4: Repurposing Space Assets For Exploration
Can We Repurpose Space Assets?, Paul Spudis, Air & Space “An attempt to repurpose this satellite hardware appears to be a win-win for everybody. The National Science Foundation gets a […]
Posted inAstrobiology
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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Alien Life on Earth
Astrobiologists Discover Strange Benthic Microbial Mats in Antarctica “Photosynthetic microbial mats forming large conical structures up to half a meter tall have been discovered by astrobiologists in Lake Untersee, Antarctica. […]
Posted inExploration
When School Children Fund Exploration – and Preservation
Welsh donors praised for helping preserve Scott hut, BBC “In 1910 Scott relied heavily on school children to fund his expedition, with schools sponsoring a sledge dog or set of […]
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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. […]