Image: As the Northern hemisphere tucks into longer nights, Antarctica bursts into its season of sunlight. After four months of night, the crew of Concordia research station, located on Dome C in the Antarctic peninsula, saw first light in August, marking the end of the dreaded winter-over, a period of darkness and isolation. The arrival of spring means the residents of Antarctica say goodbye to the last true night and those Milky Way views. Each year, ESA sponsors a research medical doctor thro...
Image: As the Northern hemisphere tucks into longer nights, Antarctica bursts into its season of sunlight. After four months of night, the crew of Concordia research station, located on Dome C in the Antarctic peninsula, saw first light in August, marking the end of the dreaded winter-over, a period of darkness and isolation. The arrival of spring means the residents of Antarctica say goodbye to the last true night and those Milky Way views. Each year, ESA sponsors a research medical doctor thro...
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