A tiny pilotless aircraft, built by the University of Southampton, has launched from the Royal Navy’s ice patrol ship HMS Protector for the first time to assist with navigating through the Antarctic. The 3D-printed aircraft, along with a quadcopter, scouted the way...
Earth Observation Mission Reveals the Mountain Beneath the Mittelbergferner Glacier in the Ausrian Alps
Results from a recent field campaign, which was organised to help investigate the potential of a new Earth observation mission concept, have provided a unique 3D glimpse of the peaks and troughs under the Mittelbergferner glacier in the Austrian Alps. The campaign,...
Ice-Penetrating Radar Yields Detailed Map of Greenland Ice Sheet
Researchers at the University of Kansas used ice-penetrating radar from NASA's Operation IceBridge to provide a detailed map of the layers inside the Greenland Ice Sheet.
