* Astronomy

To reach the bottom of the world, Zhu Zhenxi first had to run and climb his way to the top. Next weekend Sydney astronomers will wave goodbye to a robot-controlled observatory destined for one of the calmest and coldest places on earth: a desolate Antarctic plateau 4100 metres above sea level. Built...

Dome C is one of the most barren places in the world. As one visitor said: "Once you've seen the horizon, you've seen everything" . Looking at the vast white desert, like the ice world Hoth, it is hard to see what Dome C could possibly contribute to our never ending study of the universe...

After a three-week crawl carrying 625 tonnes of cargo towards the highest ice in Antarctica, a Chinese expedition is expected this week to begin building a research base at Dome Argus, or 'Dome A', 4,093 metres above sea level. The station, called Kunlun and scheduled to open on 28 January, will gath...

Astronomers Find Calmest, Driest, Coldest Place On Earth The search for the best observatory site in the world has lead to the discovery of what is thought to be the coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth. No human is thought to have ever been there but it is expected to yield images of the heavens thre...

A large space rock may have exploded over Antarctica thousands of years ago, showering a large area with debris, according to new research. The evidence comes from accumulations of tiny meteoritic particles and a layer of extraterrestrial dust found in both the Dome C and Dome Fuji ice cores from An...

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Antarctica Observatory Antarctic Plateau Observatory ( 1 2 ) (Preview)	Astronomy News	13	18863	Jul 15 10:14 2010 by Blobrana
To reach the bottom of the world, Zhu Zhenxi first had to run and climb his way to the top. Next weekend Sydney astronomers will wave goodbye to a robot-controlled observatory destined for one of the calmest and coldest places on earth: a desolate Antarctic plateau 4100 metres above sea level. Built...
Antarctica Dome C ( 1 2 3 ) (Preview)	General news	21	19570	Dec 9 19:34 2016 by Blobrana
Dome C is one of the most barren places in the world. As one visitor said: "Once you've seen the horizon, you've seen everything" . Looking at the vast white desert, like the ice world Hoth, it is hard to see what Dome C could possibly contribute to our never ending study of the universe...
Antarctica Kunlun station (Preview)	General news	2	5512	Oct 20 13:48 2010 by Blobrana
After a three-week crawl carrying 625 tonnes of cargo towards the highest ice in Antarctica, a Chinese expedition is expected this week to begin building a research base at Dome Argus, or 'Dome A', 4,093 metres above sea level. The station, called Kunlun and scheduled to open on 28 January, will gath...
Antarctica Antarctic Ridge A (Preview)	General news	5	3138	Oct 17 15:14 2009 by Blobrana
Astronomers Find Calmest, Driest, Coldest Place On Earth The search for the best observatory site in the world has lead to the discovery of what is thought to be the coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth. No human is thought to have ever been there but it is expected to yield images of the heavens thre...
Antarctica Antarctic Impact (Preview)	Meteorite News	2	1868	May 4 22:29 2010 by Blobrana
A large space rock may have exploded over Antarctica thousands of years ago, showering a large area with debris, according to new research. The evidence comes from accumulations of tiny meteoritic particles and a layer of extraterrestrial dust found in both the Dome C and Dome Fuji ice cores from An...