• Adventure in the Ice

      Expedition
      Two-and-a-half years from now, the research vessel Polarstern will depart on an adventurous expedition. For an entire year, the ship will drift through the Arctic, stuck in the pack ice. Using

    • Week 5: From Longyearbyen around Svalbard

      biogeochemical partners, wales and seals occasionally approached Polarstern.

    • Week 7: In the deep Arctic Ocean

      Report No. 7 | 2 - 9 July 2017
      During our northward transect, Polarstern bit its way through heavy sea ice, hard as concrete and covered with a thick layer of snow. This altogether slowed down our progress

    • Week 8: Returning to Svalbard

      ice station at the northernmost location of this expedition, Polarstern set a south-westerly course, heading for the position of our well-known PASCAL ice floe of PS 106/1. This time, many open leads [...] Our journey was inter-spaced with stations where we set out Polarstern’s rubber boats Laura and Luisa to sample the surface microlayer, conducted CTD casts and performed hauls with our full range of

    • Finally, we are let loose

      marvellous weather. The sun was shining from a blue sky while POLARSTERN passed the fjords towards the North-Atlantic. Finally, we are let loose. In particular, the newbies are thrilled by this new

    • Expedition „ROBEX-DM“

      No. 1. | 22 - 28 August 2017
      On Tuesday August 22 at 19:00 POLARSTERN left Tromsö with an unusual freight on board into direction of Svalbard. Unusual, because 10 of the 40 scientists on board are

    • The forerunners of Greenland

      br>In the evening of 12 September the research icebreaker R/V Polarstern left the port of Tromsø (Norway). On board there are scientists from seven nations who cover the range from physical oceanography

    • Polarstern returns to its homeport with precious cargo

      Antarctic expedition completed
      The research vessel Polarstern is expected to enter its homeport with the early-morning high tide on Thursday, 20 April 2017, marking the end of a five-month [...] begin for the “Open Ship” event on 22 and 23 April, when the Polarstern will open her doors to the public.

    • Exploring Greenland’s 79 North Glacier

      Expedition
      Following a five-month journey, the research vessel Polarstern returned to its homeport in Bremerhaven on the evening of Friday, 13 October. During the most recent expedition, the vessel reached

    • From Advent into the New Year

      20 December 2017 - 3 January 2018
      According to the schedule Polarstern left Bremerhaven at high tide and in tight fog on 20th December, 2017. On board are 44 crew members and 9 scientists. There are