In May 2014, two new studies concluded that a section of the land-based West Antarctic ice sheet had reached a point of inevitable collapse. Meanwhile, fresh observations from September 2014 showed sea ice around Antarctica had reached its greatest extent since the late 1970s. To better understand such dynamic and dramatic differences in the region's land and sea ice, researchers are travellin…

An Ariane 5 ECA will be in action on Thursday evening, tasked with lofting two satellites into space. ArSat-1 and Intelsat DLA-1 (Intelsat 30) will ride uphill on the... Related posts: Ariane 5 ECA successfully launches Intelsat 20 and Hylas 2 Ariane 5 ECA launches with HYLAS 1 and Intelsat 17 Ariane ECA launches with Yahsat 1A and Intelsat on second attempt