If and when robotic spacecraft or human explorers reach the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa, they could begin exploring it based on data collected by a team of Russian experts currently digging their way into Lake Vostok.
This particular lake is very special. Buried under 2 miles (3.7 kilometers) of Antar... |
14 February 2012
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As Russian investigators are getting ready to penetrate Antarctic ice sheets all the way to the submerged Lake Vostok, they are also pondering the implications that their achievement will have on space exploration. They say that the habitat may look just like the ocean on Europa.
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7 February 2012
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An Antarctic lake located under miles of solid ice has just revealed one of its secrets, when researchers found a colony of bacteria that apparently first developed some 140,000 years ago. Its cells are apparently still alive today, and experts expect many similar instances to be discovered.The thing about this resea... |
21 April 2011
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After more than 20 years of drilling in the Antarctic ice sheet, Russian explorers are getting ready to penetrate the surface of Lake Vostok, and underground body of water that has been covered by ice millions of years ago. Their drill bit is a short distance away from its target. According to estimates, it's be... |
8 January 2011
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Scientists seeking to drill deep beneath Antarctica announce that deeply-buried Lake Vostok is within their reach. Russian drill specialists say that they have only 100 meters of depth to cover, and that the amazing, sealed lake will be reached this year, or in 2011 at the latest. The issue is not simply drilling thr... |
22 February 2010
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