TAG: Antarctica

The Inuit WindSled is a multi-part sledge the size of a lorry, complete with mounted tents and solar power panels, pulled through the ice using a mammoth 150 sq. m. diameter kite. (Photo: Inuit WindSled via ESA)

Kite-blown Antarctic explorers make most southerly Galileo positioning fix

February 4, 2019

News from the European Space Agency A kite-blown science expedition to the interior of Antarctica has made the […]


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Backer Islands GPS station: The small mushroom-shaped GPS antenna is supported by the nearby equipment with solar panels. (Photo: David Saddler via Colorado State University)

GPS reveals Antarctic bedrock rising

November 26, 2018

The entirety of West Antarctica contains enough ice that, if it were to melt, would cause oceans to […]


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Consortium records scintillation on Galileo signals in Antarctica

July 5, 2017

At the end of 2016, the DemoGRAPE consortium observed, for the first time ever, ionospheric scintillations on Galileo […]


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Tiburon Jr. can be assembled in 15 minutes, an important feature in extreme environments.

Into the cold zone: UAV platform flies high in Antarctica

July 31, 2016

In February, mechatronics lead Kevin Bass of Intuitive Machines and contracted pilot Mike Laible successfully flew multiple runs […]


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ESNC winner Sensolus keeps Antarctic scientists safe

March 7, 2016

Scientists will now wear safety trackers from a Belgium start-up company while working in Antarctica. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest and […]


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China Plans BeiDou Ground Station in Antarctica

November 12, 2014

China plans to build a BeiDou station in Antarctica this summer, according to a report in the Sydney […]


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ComNav BeiDou+GPS Receiver Provides Positioning in Antarctic

May 10, 2013

China’s icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, returned to Shanghai April 9 after successfully completing China’s 29th Antarctica scientific […]


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