Sun, Moon and Stars
The AWIPEV arctic station is situated at 79 degrees latitude. This is even 8.4 degrees closer to the pole than the Neumayer station in Antarctica. Concerning climate this place is much more hospital...
View ArticleSnow + wind = snow in every corner…how to kill time.
A new year has come and it seems like winter is finally there too. The snow cover has gotten better since a while already, but latley the temperatures have dropped quite a bit as well. But above...
View ArticleASC/NASA Rocket launch
Nothing new around here for a long time… We should definitely change that, what do you think ? We got the chance to witness the first rocket launch of Andoya Space Center (ASC) and NASA this morning. A...
View ArticleFolding boats
Preparing AWIPEV station for the winter requires to make all the boats ready for the cold season, with temperatures going as low as -25°C. To do so, the boats are taken on the shore, batteries are...
View ArticleBoats and cheese
Hello everybody, this is the new AWIPEV team speaking! We will share with you via this medium some of our experiences considering our job mission in Ny-Ålesund. With “we” I mean Gregory...
View ArticleNy-Ålesund is bustling and alive
Life up here in Ny-Ålesund is simple, comfortable and rich. Although there is not a lot in terms of consumption and culture, the social contacts and the impressive nature are all over the place. Time...
View ArticleArctic Science: Microplastic sampling
Two Homo sapiens in red smocks wading in shallow freshwater lakes with a bucket and flask, filtering hundreds of litres of water. That was the main activity on Christophe and Annabel’s sampling hike...
View ArticleArctic Science: Rocket Launch of the JAXA SS-520-3
No day here is the same. Last week we had a rocket day 🚀 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agengy (@jaxajp) together with Andøya Space launched a scientific rocket on Thursday the 4th of November. On the...
View ArticleA bright start of 2024
Happy New Year from AWIPEV! Whereas it is still dark around the clock, the sun is on its way back up to us in ...
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