Apr 10, 2019

Astronomers Capture First Image of a Black Hole

The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) - a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged through international collaboration - was designed to capture images of a black hole.

Apr 4, 2019

What Bones and Feathers From an Ancient Adelie Colony Tell Us About How Penguins Adapt to Change

Antarctica's Adelie penguins will soon star in a big-screen film about their life cycle. Disneynature produced the documentary with logistical support from the Office of Polar Programs.

Apr 2, 2019

Kelly K. Falkner: "A New and Exciting Age in Polar Science"

In a newly published piece in the policy journal Open Access, Dr. Kelly K. Falkner, OPP director, shares her thoughts on the current state of play in the field of polar science and trends for the future.

Mar 29, 2019

Follow Adelie Penguins on the Journey into the Long Polar Night

An article in the most recent edition of Audubon Magazine focusses Antarctica's Adelie penguin and the researchers who have spent decades studying them, including NSF-funded biologist David Ainley.

Mar 29, 2019

Spacewalk of Astronaut Christina Koch, Former Antarctic and Arctic Science-support Specialist

NASA TV is broadcasting live a spacewalk from the International Space Station of NASA Astronaut Christina Hammock Koch, who spent multiple research seasons in science-support at NSF's stations in both Antarctica and Greenland.

Mar 27, 2019

Study Says Krill, Which Help Make Up the Base of the Antarctic Food Chain, Are Moving South

A study based on analysis of 90 years of scientific catch data from the South Atlantic Ocean shows that the geographic distribution of Antarctic krill has contracted nearly 300 miles southward in concert with ocean warming, according to a recently published paper.