Keith’s note: One of the most awe inspiring things NASA does is Astrobiology – the search for life elsewhere in the universe. Yet despite this astonishing work, the NASA Astrobiology […]
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Talking About Alien Life (And Moon Ships) To A Global Audience
Keith’s note: Yesterday President Trump tossed out his quasi-official proof of alien life – and visitations – directive on social media. NASA has not said anything about this. Oddly, they […]
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Astrobiology And SETI On Steroids
Keith’s note: Well … it would seem that NASA will be paying more attention to Astrobiology now. And other things.
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Eclipse Watching And Base Camp Packing At Lake Untersee
“A partial eclipse over Lake Untersee yesterday — an ordinary piece of celestial clockwork that felt anything but ordinary from the icy shores of Lake Untersee in the mountains of […]
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Diving Under The Ice At Lake Untersee To Do Astrobiology
Keith’s note: I just got a long update from Astrobiologist Dale Andersen at Lake Untersee, Antarctica about his ongoing Astrobiology field research. Someday soon we’ll get reports like this from […]
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Getting Ready To Dive In Antarctica
“We’ve had a productive few days since I last checked in. Yesterday and today we worked on the eastern slopes adjacent to the Anuchin Glacier. We drilled a couple of […]
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NASA’s Astrobiology Program Is Ignored By NASA Astrobiology Missions (Update)
Keith’s note: NASA JPL issued this release on Tuesday 27 January 2026: “NASAâs Juno Measures Thickness of Europaâs Ice Shell.” Juno is paving the way for a follow-on mission: Europa […]
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Astrobiology Away Team At Work In Antarctica
Keith’s note: Dale Andersen’s research team continues their astrobiology research at Lake Untersee, Antarctica: “Today, the sun made a welcome return and although the wind stayed brisk through much of […]
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Lake Untersee Base Camp Is Operational
Dale Andersen: “We just completed the camp last night, and today a storm will move in with 50 mph winds (more?) and perhaps some snow. Should provide a quick test […]
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Setting Up Base Camp In Antarctica
Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen and his research team are settling in at their base camp on the shore of Lake Untersee, Antarctica. How they go about this expedition is […]