Dale Andersen’s Astrobiology Antarctic Status Report: 18 February 2026: Eclipse Watching And Base Camp Packing
Partial Solar Eclipse at Lake Untersee, Antarctica — Dale T. Andersen Dale: A partial eclipse over Lake Untersee…
Antarctica’s ‘Gravity Hole’ Has Been Quietly Growing Stronger
For a long time, scientists knew of a “gravity hole” beneath Antarctica—an area with particularly weak gravitational force.…
Scientists reveal why gravity is weaker beneath Antarctica than elsewhere on Earth
Gravity feels steady. You drop a set of keys, and they fall the same way every time. That…
Survival Limits Of Psychrotolerant Microorganisms With Relevance For Planetary Protection Of The Icy Moons
This image was taken near the closest approach point, at a range of 560 kilometers (335 miles) and…
‘We let [it] slip out through our fingers’
With Antarctica added to the list, the bird flu has officially wreaked havoc on every continent but Oceania.…
Elon Musk shares video claiming ‘live-streamed from Antarctica using Starlink’; gets corrected: This stream is not …
Elon Musk mistakenly claimed a Starlink-streamed video was from Antarctica, but X’s community notes revealed it was actually…
Weakening ice shelf has caused crucial Antarctic glacier to accelerate
Giant icebergs have been breaking off the edge of Pine Island ice shelf NASA/Brooke Medley A large and…
Scientists Tried Drilling Into Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier,’ But the Ice Had Other Plans
One of Earth’s most dangerous glaciers has claimed a victim: a suite of instruments that became trapped deep…
Eight Antarctic architecture highlights
Following the unveiling of the Discovery Building today, we look at eight architectural highlights from Antarctica over the…
Hugh Broughton Architects unveils Discovery Building in Antarctica
UK studio Hugh Broughton Architects and NORR have exclusively revealed the aerodynamic Antarctic Discovery Building, which is topped with…
‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than we thought. Can a 150-metre wall stop it flooding Earth?
A global group of scientists, engineers and policy experts has unveiled an ambitious plan to build a wall…
Scientists make concerning discovery after spotting massive blue object in satellite images — here’s what they saw
A vivid blue iceberg drifting from Antarctica is drawing scientific attention, as meltwater spreading across its surface shows…