Keith’s note: In case you missed it the White House recently went in – big time – on global AI leadership – here’s the plan at ai.gov. One would assume […]
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Imagery From An Antarctic Traverse – And Crew 11
Keith’s note: Dale Andersen and his astrobiology research team departed the Ultima ice airstrip where they arrived the other day – and drove their snowmobiles south to their research base […]
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Icy Traverse To Lake Untersee, Antarctica (update)
Keith’s note: Today’s overland traverse from Ultima air strip, southward, to Lake Untersee, was done by snowmobiles pulling sledges packed with gear and supplies. Dale has been doing research in […]
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Astrobiology In Antarctica Field Report: Logistics And Infrastructure
“One real improvement this season is that we now have a dedicated place to stage everything at the Ultima airbase: a new WeatherPort hut (about 30 × 30 × 13 […]
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Astrobiology In Antarctica Field Report: Arrival And Traverse Preps
“Hi Keith, We arrived 6pm UTC Tuesday evening to a bright, sunny windless day with air temps just over freezing. Our flight down was nice and he aircraft should return […]
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Astrobiology Expedition to Lake Untersee Antarctica Is Underway
Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is heading back in Antarctica at Lake Untersee in January-February 2026 for another field season of research. After a 5-6 hr flight from Cape Town, […]
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Looking For Earth 2.0
Keith’s note: NASA issued a release today about Habitable Worlds Observatory tech development contracts. Once again, I am baffled why news involving the search for habitable worlds – a core […]
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Astrobiology In Antarctica Field Report
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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Tricorder Tech For Everyone: NASA’s STELLA Open Science Instrument
Keith’s note: NASA has just authored a paper on a new way for people with a wide variety of interests to use – and build – sensor technology that is […]
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Astrobiologist Dale Andersen: 2026 Lake Untersee Field Season
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 […]