RV Polarstern on its way to measurements in the East Siberian Sea - Research vessel transits the Northwest Passage for the first time ever

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Successful series of measurements in Arctic sea ice – RV Polarstern completes work in the Fram Strait and enters port in Reykjavik

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Polarstern catches five tons of Marbled Antarctic Cod

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Polarstern to explore uncharted seafloor

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Climate change and life in the Southern Ocean - Research vessel Polarstern sets out for Antarctic research season

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25 years of research in polar seas aboard the research vessel Polarstern

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Research vessel Polarstern expected in Bremerhaven

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On Wednesday, 11 May 2016, the research vessel Polarstern is expected back in its home port of Bremerhaven after a good six months of Antarctic expeditions. In the austral summer, the

Research Vessel and Icebreaker Polarstern

Research ice breaker Polarstern The Polarstern app Position and weather data in real time as well as up-to-date photos and reports from aboard the Polarstern several times a week: the AWI flagship has [...] research vessel Polarstern drives through the polar regions of our earth in the service of science. Not a jam bucket View back into the chronicle of the research ice breaker Polarstern from the construction [...] expedition participants Expedition programs Publications about Polarstern Raw data in Pangaea News News from aboard will be available in the Polarstern app. Below you can download the reports additionally as

Özdemir visits shipyard for the new Polarstern

he was informed about the current state of construction regarding the new research icebreaker Polarstern for the Alfred Wegener Institute. Shortly before Christmas 2024, the Federal Ministry of Education

Student training on Polarstern’s transit to the Antarctic

This weekend, the research vessel Polarstern is scheduled to depart from her homeport in Bremerhaven. In addition to the crew, 33 scientific expedition participants will be on board – primarily young