Goddard Lab Researchers Study the Chemistry of Cosmic Ice
Goddard’s Cosmic Ice Lab is one of a few laboratories where researchers study the chemistry of cosmic ice, reproducing reactions in ice from almost any…
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British and American Teams Hunt for Life Under Antarctic Ice
Next week, UK glaciologists are heading to Lake Ellsworth to prepare for a new drilling stage that will start on December 5. They hope to…
Catalog of Moon’s Craters May Reveal Ice Beyond Moon’s Poles
There might be more ice on the Moon than was previously thought. There are permanent shadows far from the lunar poles, which has expanded the…
Forming the Smallest Ice Crystals in the World
A team of scientists have solved a previously unsolved scientific mystery, finding the minimum number of water molecules that must come together in order for…
Arctic Sea Ice Set for a Record Breaking Melt
Following a season of unstable conditions this summer, the Arctic ice cap will have a record-breaking melt. This has been reported by the National Snow…
Greenland Ice Sheet May Slow Its Melting Quicker Than Expected
While satellites have confirmed that Greenland has lost a significant part of its ice sheet, a recent study in Science indicates that the ice sheet…
Gigantic Ice Avalanches Discovered on Saturn’s Moon Iapetus
Planetary scientists discovered unexpected and enormous ice avalanches on Saturn’s moon Iapetus, half of which is light-colored while the other is dark. Its mountains are…
SLIPS Prevents Ice From Sticking on Metal Surfaces
A team of material science engineers from Harvard developed SLIPS (Slippery Liquid Infused Porous Surfaces), a technology that can prevent ice sheets from developing on…
Third Pole Glacial Measuring Stations Will Give Monitor Glacier Health in Tibet
An international team of scientists is starting a long-term campaign to measure the overall health of the ice atop Tibet and its surrounding mountains. This…
