A giant iceberg, about twice the size of Chicago, broke off from Antartica’s Brunt Ice Shelf in late February 2021. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/giant-iceberg-breaks-off-antarctica-brunt-ice-shelf…
Tag: Antarctica
Watch this giant iceberg break off from Antarctica
The iceberg broke off after a crack formed in November 2020. Source: https://www.livescience.com/giant-iceberg-breaks-off-antarctica-a-74-images
What’s the coldest Earth has ever been?
Our planet’s history includes episodes of cold so extreme that glaciers reached sea level in equatorial regions. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/whats-coldest-earth-has-ever-been…
Cosmic ray originated in cataclysmic event
Astronomers found a high energy neutrino – a cosmic ray – that apparently originated during a “tidal disruption event,” that is, when a supermassive black hole shredded a distant star. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/origin-cosmic-ray-when-black-hole-shreds-star…
Giant crack frees a massive iceberg in Antarctica
This dramatic breakup comes after a major crack formed on the shelf in November 2020 and continued to grow. Source: https://www.livescience.com/brunt-ice-shelf-breaks-antarctica.html
Astrophysicists design ‘radically different’ world map
You know the old problem of how to portray the round globe of Earth on a flat map? Now a trio of map experts has worked together to solve this problem. Their new map is 2-sided and round. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/astrophysicists-new-design-world-map…
Yellow penguin spotted in the South Atlantic
An unusual penguin with some unique coloration has been photographed on a remote island near Antarctica. Wildlife photographer Yves Adams had been vis… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/344027/yellow-penguin-spotted-in-the-south-atlantic…
Dark streaks on Mars may be caused by salts and melting ice
Researchers at the SETI Institute say that unusual dark streaks on sun-facing slopes on Mars, debated about for years, may be small landslides caused by a combination of salts and melting ice just below the surface. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mars-dark-streaks-melting-ice-recurring-slope-lineae…
Exclusive: On board the mission to one of the world’s largest icebergs
A vast iceberg which separated from Antarctica in 2017 is now breaking up. Oceanographer Povl Abrahamsen reports from a unique mission to study the impact of its demise using underwater robotic gliders Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2268299-exclusive-on-board-the-mission-to-one-of-the-worlds-largest-icebergs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…
Is this the end of the A-68A iceberg?
Satellite images reveal that the once colossal A-68A iceberg has broken into multiple pieces. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/end-of-the-a68a-iceberg-feb2021…