KingCracker Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 U.S. scientists successfully drilled into Lake Whillans, a subglacial expanse of water hidden deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, they reported on Sunday (Jan. 27). About a month ago, a similar British attempt to reach subglacial Lake Ellsworth had failed. Drilling operations for the WISSARD project (Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling), which is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, started on Jan. 21. Over the next couple of days, equipment will be lowered down the 2,625-foot (800-meter)-deep hole to carry out measurements and to obtain water samples for further study on board container-based scientific laboratories on the surface. As of Sunday (Jan. 27), theWISSARD team said they may have penetrated the lake surface. Nice try Brits. :D http://news.yahoo.com/pay-dirt-antarctic-drilling-reaches-lake-surface-213418868.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdanster Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 damn :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfirth Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Pay dirt? There is no dirt involved. They drilled a hole through the ice and reached the lake beneath. Not the lakebed. damn :/ Why the sad face? Sounds like you didn't read the article. This is exciting news. Nobody knows what's down there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvb2000 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Nice try Brits. :D too bad Antarctica (like the USA) was discovered by the Brits eh? :laugh: Why the sad face? Sounds like you didn't read the article. This is exciting news. Nobody knows what's down there. its just water - they drilled 800m into an underground lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingCracker Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 too bad Antarctica (like the USA) was discovered by the Brits eh? :laugh: They may have discovered it but they didn't shaft it. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djdanster Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Why the sad face? Sounds like you didn't read the article. This is exciting news. Nobody knows what's down there. Ah sorry, no I'm glad it got drilled and they can now explore it, but you pesky Americans beat us Brits to it! :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XerXis Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Pay dirt? There is no dirt involved. They drilled a hole through the ice and reached the lake beneath. Not the lakebed. Why the sad face? Sounds like you didn't read the article. This is exciting news. Nobody knows what's down there. because he is a proud citizen of the british empire ;) djdanster and The Laughing Man 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakem1 Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 U.S. scientists successfully drilled into Lake Whillans, a subglacial expanse of water hidden deep beneath the Antarctic ice sheet, they reported on Sunday (Jan. 27). About a month ago, a similar British attempt to reach subglacial Lake Ellsworth had failed. Drilling operations for the WISSARD project (Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling), which is funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs, started on Jan. 21. Over the next couple of days, equipment will be lowered down the 2,625-foot (800-meter)-deep hole to carry out measurements and to obtain water samples for further study on board container-based scientific laboratories on the surface. As of Sunday (Jan. 27), theWISSARD team said they may have penetrated the lake surface. Nice try Brits. :D http://news.yahoo.co...-213418868.html The Russians beat everyone to it ;) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16907998 +hedleigh 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardK Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I wish they would leave things alone, why do they have to contaminate everything? Hum and Gerowen 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+hedleigh Subscriber² Posted January 28, 2013 Subscriber² Share Posted January 28, 2013 The Russians beat everyone to it ;) http://www.bbc.co.uk...onment-16907998 :rofl: lmao. Take that you western nationalist pigs!!! Sorry, but I did choke on my coffee when I read that line. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Laughing Man Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 I wish they would leave things alone, why do they have to contaminate everything? 18th Century called, they want its preacher back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted January 28, 2013 Member Share Posted January 28, 2013 The title is very ironic. Love it. And congrats to the team, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisp Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Could go for future research plans to send a drilling probe to Titan / Europa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 The sad thing is, they will now find a way to pollute the lake. :/ Gerowen 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techbeck Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hmmm, wonder what they unearthed. This is how things like zombies start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Growled Member Posted January 29, 2013 Member Share Posted January 29, 2013 Zombies? Did someone mention zombies? Now I'm excited. :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Hmmm, wonder what they unearthed. This is how things like zombies start. The movies say the Thing is there. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hum Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Life Found Under Ice in Antarctica Life where you'd least expect it. The frigid climes of water below the Antarctic ice sheet don't sound like the most hospitable of conditions, but researchers have indeed found cells containing DNA there. A U.S. research team based in Antarctica pulled up the simple, oxygen-dependent lifeforms earlier this week in Lake Whillans. They've been there for 100,000 years, the scientist estimate, concluding a hunt for microbial life in Antarctic lakes that began in 1996. "This is a big deal?and exciting," comments University of Bristol glaciologist Martin Siegert, because this finding is "the first clean access to a subglacial lake system." http://news.yahoo.com/life-found-under-ice-antarctica-234137845.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKay Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Why are they surprised about life? They've found life inside Thermal vents from Volcanos at the bottom of the ocean, vents so hot that thermometers melt when they try to take readings, they've found life inside the radioactive cooling tanks in Nuclear plants nibbling away at the Uranium. Ice_Blue 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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