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  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope. Chris McCarthy, astronomer.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
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  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Chris McCarthy, astronomer, with the 120-inch telescope.
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  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope. Telescope operator, Bernie Walp, aims the 120-inch telescope at star HR3982, Rugulus, the brightest star in the Constellation Leo.
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  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Old computer equipment put out for recycling/trash pickup. Outside the 120-inch telescope. (Dome is lit by the full moon, 30-second exposure.)  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_201_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Old computer equipment put out for recycling/trash pickup. Outside the 120-inch telescope. (Dome is lit by the full moon, 30-second exposure.)  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_195_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Old computer equipment put out for recycling/trash pickup. Outside the 120-inch telescope. (Dome is lit by the full moon, 30-second exposure.)  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_194_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_176_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope.
    USA_Lick_060513_110_rwx.jpg
  • Chris McCarthy, astronomer, having his dinner in the dining hall of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Chris stays at the observatory for 4 nights in a row. The cook, Dennise Casey, makes him a 'night lunch' (in paper bag) every evening since he works all night at the 120-inch telescope. His night lunch consists of 2 sandwiches, fruit, potato or corn chips and 3 cookies. Chris is a vegetarian.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
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  • Chris McCarthy, astronomer, having his dinner in the dining hall of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Chris stays at the observatory for 4 nights in a row. The cook, Dennise Casey, makes him a 'night lunch' (in paper bag) every evening since he works all night at the 120-inch telescope. His night lunch consists of 2 sandwiches, fruit, potato or corn chips and 3 cookies. Chris is a vegetarian.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_087_rwx.jpg
  • This is the "iodine cell," a device developed and perfected by Butler, Marcy, and instrument specialist Steven Vogt of the University of California, Santa Cruz. When light from a star passes through the iodine, molecules in the hot vapor absorb parts of the light at very specific energies. Then, a specially etched slab of glass spreads the starlight into a glorious rainbow spectrum?like a prism held up to the sun, but with exquisitely fine detail. Because the iodine has subtracted bits of the light, a forest of dark black lines covers the spectrum like a long supermarket bar code. "It's like holding the star up to a piece of graph paper," McCarthy says. "The iodine lines never move. So if the star moves, we use the iodine lines as a ruler against which to measure that motion."  Iodine cell.  Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope. Exoplanets & Planet Hunters.
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  • This is the "iodine cell," a device developed and perfected by Butler, Marcy, and instrument specialist Steven Vogt of the University of California, Santa Cruz. When light from a star passes through the iodine, molecules in the hot vapor absorb parts of the light at very specific energies. Then, a specially etched slab of glass spreads the starlight into a glorious rainbow spectrum?like a prism held up to the sun, but with exquisitely fine detail. Because the iodine has subtracted bits of the light, a forest of dark black lines covers the spectrum like a long supermarket bar code. "It's like holding the star up to a piece of graph paper," McCarthy says. "The iodine lines never move. So if the star moves, we use the iodine lines as a ruler against which to measure that motion."  Iodine cell.  Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope. Exoplanets & Planet Hunters.
    USA_Lick_060513_031_rwx.jpg
  • Astronomer Geoff Marcy on the roof of Cambell Hall at UC Berkeley (California) with 14 inch telescopes. Marcy and his team have detected a large number of exoplanets using data collected from large telescopes at other sites.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_060516_165_rwx.jpg
  • The roof of Cambell Hall at UC Berkeley (California) with a 14 inch telescope in the foreground.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
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  • Astronomer Geoff Marcy on the roof of Cambell Hall at UC Berkeley (California) with 14 inch telescopes. Marcy and his team have detected a large number of exoplanets using data collected from large telescopes at other sites.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_060516_107_rwx.jpg
  • In his UC Berkeley, CA office, astronomer Geoff Marcy is discussing the effects of Einstein's theory of relativity in the measurements of the Doppler shift that allow his team to detect planets.   They make all of their observations from the Earth that moves so fast in its orbit around the Sun that they must include the theory of relativity in their calculations. Exoplanets & Planet Hunters.
    USA_060516_092_rwx.jpg
  • In his UC Berkeley, CA office, astronomer Geoff Marcy is discussing the effects of Einstein's theory of relativity in the measurements of the Doppler shift that allow his team to detect planets.   They make all of their observations from the Earth that moves so fast in its orbit around the Sun that they must include the theory of relativity in their calculations. Exoplanets & Planet Hunters.
    USA_060516_091_rwx.jpg
  • In his UC Berkeley, CA office, astronomer Geoff Marcy is discussing the effects of Einstein's theory of relativity in the measurements of the Doppler shift that allow his team to detect planets.   They make all of their observations from the Earth that moves so fast in its orbit around the Sun that they must include the theory of relativity in their calculations. Exoplanets & Planet Hunters.
    USA_060516_080_rwx.jpg
  • Astronomer Geoff Marcy above the lights of the UC Berkeley Campus surrounded by light trails representing swooping eccentric orbits of exoplanets. Unlike the planets of our solar system, the orbits of most of the exoplanets Marcy and his team have discovered are squashed into shapes more like ovals, footballs, and cigars.
    USA_060516_044_rwx.jpg
  • Astronomer Geoff Marcy above the lights of the UC Berkeley Campus surrounded by light trails representing swooping eccentric orbits of exoplanets. Unlike the planets of our solar system, the orbits of most of the exoplanets Marcy and his team have discovered are squashed into shapes more like ovals, footballs, and cigars.
    USA_060516_040_rwx.jpg
  • .COMPOSITE PHOTO. Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Chris McCarthy, astronomer, with the 120-inch telescope. THIS IMAGE COMBINES TWO DIFFERENT EXPOSURES OF THE TELESCOPE AND DOME IN THE BACKGROUND. SEE 263 AND 268 FOR ORIGINAL IMAGES.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
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  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_268_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Chris McCarthy, astronomer, with the 120-inch telescope
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  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California.  Computer screen during Chris McCarthy's night long search for other planets. This shows the spectrum of a start (eschelle spectrum) from 61 Virginis. Spectral lines will move if the star has a planet?this is the motion that they are trying to detect. The sensitivity needs to read 1/1000 of a pixel. 120-inch telescope.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
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  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope. Telescope operator, Bernie Walp, aims the 120-inch telescope at star HR3982, Rugulus, the brightest star in the Constellation Leo.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_237_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope. Telescope operator, Bernie Walp, aims the 120-inch telescope at star HR3982, Rugulus, the brightest star in the Constellation Leo.
    USA_Lick_060513_228_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Old computer equipment put out for recycling/trash pickup. Outside the 120-inch telescope. (Dome is lit by the full moon, 30-second exposure.)  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_205_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_174_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope.
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  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope. Chris McCarthy, astronomer.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_079_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope. Chris McCarthy, astronomer.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_048_rwx.jpg
  • Chris McCarthy, astronomer, having his dinner in the dining hall of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Chris stays at the observatory for 4 nights in a row. The cook, Dennise Casey, makes him a 'night lunch' (in paper bag) every evening since he works all night at the 120-inch telescope. His night lunch consists of 2 sandwiches, fruit, potato or corn chips and 3 cookies. Chris is a vegetarian.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_022_rwx.jpg
  • Astronomer Geoff Marcy on the roof of Cambell Hall at UC Berkeley (California) with 14 inch telescopes. Marcy and his team have detected a large number of exoplanets using data collected from large telescopes at other sites.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_060516_175_rwx.jpg
  • Astronomer Geoff Marcy on the roof of Cambell Hall at UC Berkeley (California) with 14 inch telescopes. Marcy and his team have detected a large number of exoplanets using data collected from large telescopes at other sites.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_060516_135_rwx.jpg
  • The roof of Cambell Hall at UC Berkeley (California) with a 14 inch telescope. The University Campanile is in the background. Geoff Marcy and his team have detected a large number of exoplanets using data collected from large telescopes at other sites.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_060516_122_rwx.jpg
  • In his UC Berkeley, CA office, astronomer Geoff Marcy is discussing the effects of Einstein's theory of relativity in the measurements of the Doppler shift that allow his team to detect planets.   They make all of their observations from the Earth that moves so fast in its orbit around the Sun that they must include the theory of relativity in their calculations. Exoplanets & Planet Hunters.
    USA_060516_072_rwx.jpg
  • Astronomer Geoff Marcy above the lights of the UC Berkeley Campus surrounded by light trails representing swooping eccentric orbits of exoplanets. Unlike the planets of our solar system, the orbits of most of the exoplanets Marcy and his team have discovered are squashed into shapes more like ovals, footballs, and cigars.
    USA_060516_032_xrw.jpg
  • .COMPOSITE PHOTO. Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Chris McCarthy, astronomer, with the 120-inch telescope. THIS IMAGE COMBINES TWO DIFFERENT EXPOSURES OF THE TELESCOPE AND DOME IN THE BACKGROUND. SEE 268 AND 263 FOR ORIGINAL IMAGES.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lickcomb_060513_263_rwx.jpg
  • Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. 120-inch telescope.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_179_rwx.jpg
  • View of San Jose and Silicon Valley from the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California.
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  • Chris McCarthy, astronomer, having his dinner in the dining hall of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Chris stays at the observatory for 4 nights in a row. The cook, Dennise Casey, makes him a 'night lunch' (in paper bag) every evening since he works all night at the 120-inch telescope. His night lunch consists of 2 sandwiches, fruit, potato or corn chips and 3 cookies. Chris is a vegetarian.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_107_rwx.jpg
  • Chris McCarthy, astronomer, having his dinner in the dining hall of the Lick Observatory on Mt. Hamilton. San Jose, California. Chris stays at the observatory for 4 nights in a row. The cook, Dennise Casey, makes him a 'night lunch' (in paper bag) every evening since he works all night at the 120-inch telescope. His night lunch consists of 2 sandwiches, fruit, potato or corn chips and 3 cookies. Chris is a vegetarian.  Exoplanets & Planet Hunters
    USA_Lick_060513_094_rwx.jpg
  • In his UC Berkeley, CA office, astronomer Geoff Marcy is discussing the effects of Einstein's theory of relativity in the measurements of the Doppler shift that allow his team to detect planets.   They make all of their observations from the Earth that moves so fast in its orbit around the Sun that they must include the theory of relativity in their calculations. Exoplanets & Planet Hunters.
    USA_060516_082_rwx.jpg
  • Astronomer Geoff Marcy above the lights of the UC Berkeley Campus surrounded by light trails representing swooping eccentric orbits of exoplanets. Unlike the planets of our solar system, the orbits of most of the exoplanets Marcy and his team have discovered are squashed into shapes more like ovals, footballs, and cigars.
    USA_060516_037_xrw.jpg
  • Mount Whitney, at 14,496 feet high, is the tallest mountain in the continental United States. It is one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the US. Route 395: Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
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  • Lower Antelope Canyon, Slot Canyon. Page, AZ
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  • Lower Antelope Canyon, Slot Canyon. Page, AZ
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  • Upper Antelope Canyon, Slot Canyon, Page, AZ
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  • Page, Arizona. Lower Antelope Canyon, slot canyon
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  • Mount Whitney, at 14,496 feet high, is the tallest mountain in the continental United States. It is one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the US. Route 395: Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
    USA_CA_ES_10_xs.jpg
  • Mount Whitney, at 14,496 feet high, is the tallest mountain in the continental United States. It is one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the US. Route 395: Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
    USA_CA_ES_09_xs.jpg
  • Mount Whitney, at 14,496 feet high, is the tallest mountain in the continental United States. It is one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the US. Route 395: Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
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  • Kayaking off Petermann Island, home to the southernmost breeding colony of gentoo penguins, located below the Lemaire channel, near the Antarctic peninsula.
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  • Kayaking in Antarctica off the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov, originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time. Skontorp Cove.
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  • Kayaking off Petermann Island, home to the southernmost breeding colony of gentoo penguins, located below the Lemaire channel, near the Antarctic peninsula
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  • Kayaking by icebergs near Port Lockroy, Antarctic Treaty Historic Site No. 61, British Base A. Home to a small Gentoo penguin colony. Antarctica.
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  • Kayaking on the Nam Khan River near Luang Prabang, Laos.
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  • Mount Whitney, at 14,496 feet high, is the tallest mountain in the continental United States. It is one of the most frequently climbed mountains in the US. Route 395: Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California.
    USA_CA_ES_06_xs.jpg
  • Kayaking in Antarctica off the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov, originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists, is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time. Skontorp Cove.
    ANT_WL_110117_568_x.jpg
  • Kids exploring tombs at the Mayan ruins at Becan, Mexico. Jack and Evan Menzel and Sasha Blair.
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  • NASA astronaut Leland Melvin on the flight deck of the Space Shuttle Atlantis with his typical day’s worth of food. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) The caloric value of his day's worth of food in the month of February was 2700 kcals. He is 45 years of age; 6 feet tall; and 205 pounds. The early days of space travel were dominated by Tang, Space Food Sticks, and a variety of pastes squeezed from aluminum tubes—all designed to prevent the levitation of liquids and crumbs, which can be hazardous to the equipment. Over the years, space menus have become more palatable, and now astronauts can even enjoy fresh fruits for the first few days of a mission. The challenges of weightlessness extend to photography. Even with three fellow astronauts helping to wrangle Leland’s floating food as shuttle commander Charles Hobaugh took the photo, all of the items in Leland’s daily fare aren’t clearly visible. Photo credit: NASA  MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Astronauts get together for a potluck dinner in the galley of the Unity Node of the International Space Station.  (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) The crews share a meal of mostly canned treats saved for the occasion: crab, oysters, clams, tuna, mushrooms, and calf cheeks in plum sauce. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • NASA astronaut Leland Melvin, with his feet anchored in loops for stability, retrieves food from his locker in Atlantis galley on board the Space Shuttle Atlantis. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) The caloric value of his day's worth of food in the month of February was 2700 kcals. He is 45; 6' and 205 pounds. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_83_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Carl Hodges, Director of the Environmental Research Lab at the University of Arizona and a consultant of the project. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. MODEL RELEASED 1989
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  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_82_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Margaret Augustine, project architect. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. 1989
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_82_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_74_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Visitors Evan Menzel and Jack Menzel petting goats inside Biosphere 2 test greenhouse and livestock area.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. MODEL RELEASED 1991.
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_74_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_72_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  ‘Biospherian’s Mark Nelson and Jayne Poynter eating lunch inside Biosphere 2 with Roy Walford in background. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. 1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_72_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_63_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Biosphere candidate Bernd Zabel and fish culture inside Biosphere 2 test module before the construction of the main Biosphere buidings.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. 1986
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_63_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_65_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Tissue culture tubes with the test module in the background.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. 1986
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_65_xs.jpg
  • Petermann Island, home to the southernmost breeding colony of gentoo penguins, located below the Lemaire channel, near the Antarctic Peninsula. In the background is the Scandinavian-built ice-breaker Akademik Sergey Vavilov, which was originally built for the Russian Academy of Science and still used occasionally by scientists. It is now predominantly used for adventure touring in both the Arctic and the Antarctic. The ship is currently operated by a Russian crew, and staffed with employees of the adventure touring company Quark Expeditions, and carries around 100 passengers at a time. Antarctic Peninsula...
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  • Kayaking off Petermann Island, home to the southernmost breeding colony of gentoo penguins, located below the Lemaire channel, near the Antarctic penninsula
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  • New Lava flow from Kilauea eruption. Kilauea most recently erupted in 1983 and lava has flown consistently since then. It is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Hawaii Big Island. USA.
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  • Lava flowing into sea from Kilauea eruption at Volcano National Park. Kilauea most recently erupted in 1983 and lava has flown consistently since then. It is one of the world's most active volcanoes. Big Island, Hawaii. USA.
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  • Virtual reality: Lewis Hitchner manipulates a pair of video images of the Valles Marineris of the planet Mars, computer-generated from data provided by the Viking spacecraft at NASA's Ames Research Centre, California. Sophisticated computers & sensors provide the user with a telepresence in the virtual world, through small video screens mounted in goggles on a headset, whilst a spherical joystick controls movement through the virtual landscape. One future Martian application of this system might be in gathering geological samples by remote control using a rover robot. A sensor in the geologist's headset could direct the robot at specific sample targets. Model Released (1990)
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  • Model of Biosphere 2 Project buildings photographed at sunset on the building site. At the time this photo was taken, ground had not been broken yet for the main building. The Biosphere was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. 1990
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  • Biosphere 2 Project buildings seen at dawn. The Biosphere was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  1990
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  • Biosphere 2 Project buildings seen at dawn. The Biosphere was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_55_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project buildings seen at dusk. The Biosphere was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.   1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_52_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project Insectarium seen at dusk. The Biosphere was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self-contained. The eight 'Biospherian's' shared their air- and water- tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life over their two-year stay in the building, producing all of their own food and supporting the whole environment in five 'biomes'; agricultural, rain forest, savannah, ocean and marsh.  1989
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  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Three of the eight candidates for the Biosphere 2 Project, seen at the top of the Biosphere 'mountain' during construction (Norberto Alvarez-Romo Taber McCallum, Bernd Zabel). 1990
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  • Biosphere 2 Project member Stephen Storm in the tissue culture lab.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. 1986
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  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  'Biospherian's Abigail Alling and Linda Leigh in the desert biome of Biosphere 2.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. 1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_38_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  'Biospherian' Bernd Zabel harvesting rice inside Biosphere 2.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_37_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  'Biospherian' Bernd Zabel harvesting rice inside Biosphere 2.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_36_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Biosphere candidate Linda Leigh in 1986.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. 1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_35_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Sally Silverstone, one of the eight inhabitants of the Biosphere, holds ladybugs inside the greenhouse of Biosphere 2.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  1986
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_27_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Roy Walford, former pathologist at UCLA and one of the eight inhabitants of the Biosphere, seen in the rain forest 'biome'. Walford authored a book titled The Anti-Aging Plan. He died in 2004 at age 79 of ALS. Walford had been involved in the Project since 1983, and set up the Biosphere's medical centre.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  MODEL RELEASED 1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_21_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Roy Walford, former pathologist at UCLA and one of the eight inhabitants of the Biosphere, seen inside Biosphere 2 threshing wheat. Walford authored a book titled The Anti-Aging Plan. He died in 2004 at age 79 of ALS. Walford had been involved in the Project since 1983, and set up the Biosphere's medical centre.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  MODEL RELEASED 1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_19_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Roy Walford, former pathologist at UCLA and one of the eight inhabitants of the Biosphere, seen inside Biosphere 2 with his lunch (all food grown in the Biosphere). Walford authored a book titled The Anti-Aging Plan. He died in 2004 at age 79 of ALS. Walford had been involved in the Project since 1983, and set up the Biosphere's medical centre.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  MODEL RELEASED 1992
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_18_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Biosphere candidate Roy Walford, former pathologist at the UCLA Medical School, preparing to give an injection to a fellow Biospherian. Walford authored a book titled The Anti-Aging Plan. He died in 2004 at age 79 of ALS. Walford had been involved in the Project since 1983, and had set up the Biosphere's medical centre.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  MODEL RELEASED 1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_15_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Steven Storm in the Tissue Laboratory of Biosphere 2, Oracle, Arizona. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  1989
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_10_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Three of the eight candidates for the Biosphere 2 Project (Taber McCallum, Bernd Zabel, Norberto Alvarez-Romo), seen at the top of the Biosphere 'mountain' during construction. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.  1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_09_xs.jpg
  • Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Four Biosphere 2 project candidates with a small goat. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization.1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_06_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_87_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project founder and Executive Chairman John Allen. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. (1990)
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_87_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_86_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project founder John Allen inside Biosphere 2 teat greenhouses and livestock areas. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. 1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_86_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_85_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project founder John Allen with map of the planet Mars. Allen is pointing to what he thinks is a probable landing/colony site on the Mars map. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. 1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_85_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_84_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Carl Hodges, Director of the Environmental Research Lab at the University of Arizona, and consultant on the project inside the rainforest biome of Biosphere 2. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. MODEL RELEASED 1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_84_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_81_xs <br />
Biosphere 2 Project undertaken by Space Biosphere Ventures, a private ecological research firm funded by Edward P. Bass of Texas.  Architect Philip Hawes at a computer workstation, with Biosphere construction on his computer and projected onto the background.  Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. 1990
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_81_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_78_xs <br />
The Biosphere 2 Project’s twenty-seven foot test module seen with star trails at night in a long exposure. The building to the right is an atmospheric chamber used to equalize the air pressure in the module. The Biosphere was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at the possibility of future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson Arizona, and is entirely self-contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water- tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life over their two-year stay in the building, producing all of their own food and supporting the whole environment in five 'biomes'; agricultural, rain forest, savannah, ocean and marsh.  1986
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_78_xs.jpg
  • USA_SCI_BIOSPH_77_xs <br />
The Biosphere 2 Project’s twenty-seven foot test module at night with auto lights passing by. Norberto Alvarez-Romo is monitoring the conditions inside while standing outside logged on to the system’s computer. Biosphere 2 was a privately funded experiment, designed to investigate the way in which humans interact with a small self-sufficient ecological environment, and to look at possibilities for future planetary colonization. The $30 million Biosphere covers 2.5 acres near Tucson, Arizona, and was entirely self- contained. The eight ‘Biospherian’s’ shared their air- and water-tight world with 3,800 species of plant and animal life. The project had problems with oxygen levels and food supply, and has been criticized over its scientific validity. 1986
    USA_SCI_BIOSPH_77_xs.jpg
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