As we first reported back in 2005, the new self-sufficient research station replaces the 20-year old Halley V installation, and is the sixth such facility to occupy the floating Brunt Ice Shelf.

In 1956, the British Antarctic Survey established the Halley Research Station. Located on the Brunt Ice Shelf at the edge of the Weddell Sea, Halley housed scientists who studied space weather and ...

First, all of the pods were built upon hydraulic legs to allow the station to rise above the many feet of snow expected throughout the year (the first four Halley stations were buried under snow until ...

The base sits on the Brunt Ice Shelf, and is the sixth such UK facility to be erected at this location since 1957. Together with Rothera on the Antarctic Peninsula, it will spearhead UK science on ...

Lab built on SKIS will be moved to avoid disaster as cracks move towards site HALLEY VI is a research station in the Antarctic which is home to the British Antarctic Survey. It is the sixth ...

The new complex designed by Hugh Broughton Architects with Faber Maunsell, replacing the previous Halley V Research Station, is on a floating ice shelf 900 miles from the South Pole. The new station ...

All new Antarctic structures, including Halley VI, are required to minimize ... compared to the previous station's system. This tactic saves energy since all water used on the station is created ...

When Hugh Broughton Architects won a design competition for the Halley VI Antarctic research station, which officially opens today, the small London-based office had no experience working in extreme ...

Britain's new Halley research station in the Antarctic goes into full operation this month. The base sits on the Brunt Ice Shelf, and is the sixth such UK facility to be erected at this location ...

The base was built next to Halley V to provide workers with accommodations during construction and then, after completion, towed about 10 miles to its new home. Halley VI's design life is 20 years ...