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 […]
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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 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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Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Reports
Keith’s note: Astrobiologist Dale Andersen is back in Antarctica – and Lake Untersee – for another field season of Astrobiology research. Dale’s work is coordinated through the SETI Institute. We’ll […]
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Lopsided Gender Balance at SETI Institute Board
Another view of 2 female: 11 male gender ratio of @SETIInstitute board of trustees https://t.co/5zOE82BVK5 #SETI pic.twitter.com/uL1BcacArV — NASA Watch (@NASAWatch) July 27, 2016
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More New Horizons Nomenclature Food Fights
Pluto, we have a problem: Some geographical names may not fly on official maps, GeekWire “Some of the best-known names on Pluto ranging from the Sputnik plains to the Hillary […]
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Hearing: Exoplanet Discoveries: Have We Found Other Earths?
Hearing charter “The purpose of the hearing is to review the recent discovery of three super-Earth sized planets by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Kepler space telescope. The […]
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Free Crowdsourcing of Solar System World Naming
Vulcan Tops Online Voting to Name Pluto’s Moons’, PC Magazine “Vulcan was the only candidate in the contest run by the SETI Institute to top 100,000 votes, garnering 174,062 votes […]