July 2017
Hunting for neutrinos in the ice of Antarctica
... is where directionality of the antennas comes into play. What sounds perfectly straight forward in normal conditions is not... in Antarctica The full ARIANNA will have up- and downward-pointing antennas at every station, which will allow for...
November 2016
Hi-tech greenhouse to test plant cultivation technologies in Antarctica
.... A variety of herbs (e.g. basil, parsley, dill) will complement the crew’s diet. Strawberry seedlings will also be taken to Antarctica to produce fruits inside the FEG. Strawberries are known to have high psychological benefits to isolated crews and...
09 April 2021
Around 5,200 tons of extraterrestrial dust falls to Earth each year
... kilometres off the coast of Adelie Land, in the heart of Antarctica, is the Franco-Italian Concordia station (Dome C), which sits ... planet year in year out, as snow from central Antarctica offers a unique advantage for cosmic dust collection. Trapped...
12 July 2017
MODIS satellite confirms massive ice shelf rift
... has broken away from the Larsen C Ice Shelf in Antarctica. MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a key instrument...warming climate on the Larsen C ice shelf in West Antarctica for many years. “We have been anticipating this event...
October 2017
Third quarter phenomenon - the psychology of time in space
...). More recently, reductions in stress-resilience and coping have been reported by those overwintering at the Concordia station in Antarctica, coinciding with the third phase of the expedition and aligning with the winter-over period (Sandal...
April 2024
Terraformal dreaming
... be Earth.) First of all, Mars is freezing: the average temperature is around -80 degrees Fahrenheit (-62C), a little colder than Antarctica. In the summertime, some places can reach 70F (21C), but in the winter, temperatures at the poles can...
