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...
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...
July 2020
Pandemic in space – are we ready?
... Coronavirus (SARS-COV-2 or COVID-19), which first broke out in Wuhan, China, and spread to every continent except Antarctica. Despite the best efforts of governments and people the world over, millions have been infected and...
February 2019
European system for global weather forecasting and climate change detection
... cross-support, including since 2011 the capability to downlink Metop data twice per orbit, once in McMurdo, Antarctica, through NOAA, and once in Svalbard, Norway. Beyond the first generation, JPS continues this cooperation and...
