World's biggest iceberg 'battered' by waves as it heads northExpedition leader Ian Strachan guided his ship through the snow and fog in the Antarctic seas to witness the majestic A23a iceberg. The ice...
20 Jan, 2024, 12.34 PM IST
China dispatches new expedition to establish fifth station in AntarcticaThe new station building will have a floor space of 5,244 square meters. It will be able to support 80 expedition team members during summe...
01 Nov, 2023, 07.21 PM IST
Australia sending icebreaker to rescue stricken Antarctic researcherIcebreaker RSV Nuyina departed from Tasmania last week to rescue an unnamed individual from Casey, a research base on the frozen continent ...
03 Sep, 2023, 11.37 PM IST
Starlink is now active on all continents: Elon MuskTech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday announced that Starlink, the satellite Internet division of his rocket company, is now active on all t...
19 Sep, 2022, 12.30 PM IST
Antarctica gives birth to world's largest icebergThe newly calved berg, designated A-76 by scientists, was spotted in recent satellite images captured by the Copernicus Sentinel-1 mission,...
20 May, 2021, 08.33 AM IST
Antarctica tourism regulation urgent for environment: summitTourism regulation in Antarctica has become an urgent matter due to environmental threats. In the absence of rules, travel agencies offer t...
17 May, 2018, 01.47 PM IST
- Antarctic hasn't lost much sea ice in last 100 years
London, Nov 24 (IANS) The area of sea ice around Antarctica has barely changed in size in the past 100 years, researchers have found.
24 Nov, 2016, 06.20 PM IST
- NASA renews hunt for Antarctic meteorites
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) To help learn more about the primitive building blocks of the solar system and answer questions about Earths neig...
16 Nov, 2016, 11.33 AM IST
China's 32nd Antarctic expedition to set off this weekThe icebreaker, carrying a 277-member expedition team, will cover about 30,000 nautical miles in the 159-day expedition, the team's deputy ...
05 Nov, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
Harsh Vardhan asks corporates to join Antarctic expeditionUnion minister Harsh Vardhan has appealed to corporates and "private parties" to join hands with government in Antarctic expedition to expa...
12 Jul, 2015, 11.10 PM IST
Antarctic ice shelves rapidly thinning: StudyThe thickness of Antarctica's floating ice shelves has decreased by 18 per cent in certain areas over nearly two decades, warns a study.
27 Mar, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
Comet dust discovered first time on Earth's surfaceUntil recently, the only way scientists could collect comet dust without going to space has been by flying research planes high in the stra...
10 Dec, 2014, 03.10 PM IST
US names mountain after an Indian-American scientistThe mountain was named by Advisory Committee on Antarctic Names (US-ACAN) and the US Geological Survey.
01 Jul, 2014, 11.54 AM IST
China opens fourth Antarctic research baseChina has opened its fourth research base in Antarctica with a host of facilities including a runway for a fixed wing aircraft to land.
08 Feb, 2014, 02.53 PM IST
- Expect UN nod for India's extended EEZ claim: Kumar
India voiced confidence that the UN Commission on Law of Seas would soon give approval for the nation's claim to its Exclusive Economic Zon...
11 Jun, 2011, 08.49 PM IST
- Antarctic mission runs into protest
An Indo-German expedition, currently sailing to Antarctica to test a technique that may help fight climate change has run into protests fro...
14 Jan, 2009, 01.23 AM IST
- Navy ship takes Venezuelan scientific expedition to Antarctica
Venezuelan scientists and military officers set out on their country's first expedition to Antarctica, leaving Friday aboard an Uruguayan n...
16 Feb, 2008, 03.39 PM IST