Jupiter’s Europa moon Likeliest to support Life
Jupiter‘s Europa moon, the sixth closest moon to the giant planet, is ‘more likely to support life than the deserts of Mars. Europa’s ocean, thin shelf of ice. Image © NASA/io9
Antarctic Lake-drilling team discovers Life under ice
Antarctic lake-drilling team discovers Life under ice. After weeks of intense field work, scientists confirm microbes beneath Antarctic glaciers, in Lake Whillans trapped under the frozen continent’s ice sheet.
Penguins teach us how to walk on ice
Penguins teach humans how to walk on ice, it’s a technique to avoid seriously injuring. Check out the instructions, after the jump, if you find yourself in icy conditions. Image © wikipedia-wordlesstech
Lotus Concept Ice vehicle
The Lotus concept ice vehicle engineered by the Lotus team, is coming back from testing in Sweden as filmed by Andrew Regan. The CIV – Concept Ice Vehicle, will form a part of the Moon Regan TransAntarctic Expedition to Antarctica.
Antarctic research station that can walk
The Halley VI Antarctic research station, is the competition-winning design by Hugh Broughton Architects and AECOM, located on the Brunt Ice Shelf in Antarctica, can walk over the ice.
Ice Spiders of Mars
On Mars the seasonal polar caps are composed of dry ice (carbon dioxide). In the springtime as the sun shines on the ice, it turns from solid to gas and causes erosion of the surface. Image credit: NASA HiRISE/JPL/University of Arizona
Largest Iceberg break-up ever filmed
This is the largest Iceberg break-up ever filmed by James Balog, after weeks of waiting. The filmakers witnessed 7 cubic km of ice crashing off the Ilulissat glacier in Greenland.
Snow Village Hotel in Finland
This unique Snow Village Hotel entirely build with ice, situated 20 minutes drive from Ylläs, 200 km above the Polar Circle, in Finland.
Bylot Island in Winter and Summer
In wintertime, snow and ice blanket the Bylot island in white, but in summertime, Bylot’s glaciers contrast with its earth-toned land cover. NASA image courtesy Jeff Schmaltz, LANCE MODIS Rapid Response. Caption by Michon Scott.
Ice flowers
Ice crystals sometimes build one on top of the other to form frost or ice flowers, a natural phenomenon that happens in early winter, when the ground is not already frozen. Image credit: Slomoz
