Last weekend, the moon set. It sank behind the horizon in its red glory and will be back in around 1,5 weeks from now. Since
Merry Christmas from 79°N. On his way back to the North Pole, Santa passed by yesterday evening in Ny-Ålesund. At the end of the evening
Today, 16:59h. The sun is the furtherst away from the Northern Hemisphere it will be this year. It’s on its way back now. The light
The green laser coming out of the AWIPEV observatory is literally one of the highlights of town in the polar night during clear sky. But
Last Tuesday, a fresh pack of 60 cm of snow reached town. Today’s temperatures reached -18°C. Winter has come and is not leaving for the
Last week Tuesday and Wednesday were two stormy days. Just going out for dinner felt like an expedition. In the darkness, with snow blowing in
No day here is the same. Today was a rocket day 🚀 The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agengy (@jaxajp) together with Andøya Space launched a scientific
It was Saturday the 23rd of October 2021, the last day the sun rose above the horizon. Icebergs were scattered all over the frozen beach,
Last Sunday’s autumn landscape. Cold, clear sky, a quickly disappearing sun and beautiful pinkish colours..
Why was Ny-Ålesund built on the North side of our mountainy peninsula? Or why not on the other side of the fjord? The sun does