{"id":16660,"date":"2026-10-30T02:02:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T06:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T02:02:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T06:02:05","slug":"vega-island-frozen-in-fright","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/","title":{"rendered":"Vega Island Frozen in Fright"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Vega Island Frozen in Fright<\/h2>\n<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full alignfull wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex 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srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1280w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=319&amp;h=319&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 319w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=400&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=600&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Part of an ice-covered Antarctic island has the appearance of a grinning skull in profile, with a rock outcrop as an eye socket and lateral moraine as a mouth.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory \/ Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<!-- if image_2 is active the show image_2 --><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover toggle-view-image toggle-view-after-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" 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Some of the face has a gray appearance where seasonal snow is gone and bare ice is exposed.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1280w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=319&amp;h=319&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 319w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=400&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=600&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Part of an ice-covered Antarctic island has the appearance of a grinning skull in profile. Some of the face has a gray appearance where seasonal snow is gone and bare ice is exposed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory \/ Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"toggle-button-container padding-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle-view-before-button toggle-comparison-view-active margin-right-1px\"><span class=\"toggle-view-before-label\">March 22, 2025<\/span><\/button><button class=\"toggle-view-after-button margin-left-1px\"><span class=\"toggle-view-after-label\">October 10, 2026<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- 2-up view --><\/p>\n<div class=\"two-up-view position-relative bg-carbon-10\">\n<div class=\"grid-row\">\n<div class=\"grid-col flex-3 padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg\/jcr:content\/renditions\/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Part of an ice-covered Antarctic island has the appearance of a grinning skull in profile, with a rock outcrop as an eye socket and lateral moraine as a mouth.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1280w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=319&amp;h=319&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 319w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=400&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=600&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Part of an ice-covered Antarctic island has the appearance of a grinning skull in profile, with a rock outcrop as an eye socket and lateral moraine as a mouth.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory \/ Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"bg-spacesuit-white width-2px\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col flex-3 padding-top-4 padding-bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-cover \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg\/jcr:content\/renditions\/cq5dam.web.1280.1280.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large\" alt=\"Part of an ice-covered Antarctic island has the appearance of a grinning skull in profile. Some of the face has a gray appearance where seasonal snow is gone and bare ice is exposed.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=1280&amp;h=1280&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 1280w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=319&amp;h=319&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 319w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=400&amp;h=400&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 400w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=600&amp;h=600&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Part of an ice-covered Antarctic island has the appearance of a grinning skull in profile. Some of the face has a gray appearance where seasonal snow is gone and bare ice is exposed.<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory \/ Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"curtain-view-label-wrapper curtain-view-before\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"curtain-view-label\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMarch 22, 2025\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"curtain-view-label-wrapper curtain-view-after\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"curtain-view-label\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOctober 10, 2026\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t<!-- Under image content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"grid-row flex-row title-row padding-x-2 desktop:padding-x-0 padding-top-2\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 tablet:grid-col-6 button-row margin-bottom-3 tablet:margin-bottom-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Update onClick handlers --><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<button aria-label=\"Curtain view\" class=\"comparison-view curtain-view-button comparison-view-active padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\">Curtain<\/button><button aria-label=\"Toggle view\" class=\"comparison-view toggle-view-button padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\">Toggle<\/button><button aria-label=\"Two-Up view\" class=\"comparison-view two-up-view-button padding-bottom-1 margin-left-1\">2-Up<\/button>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t<!-- Image detail area -->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shrouded in ice in the lonely Weddell Sea, Vega Island is an eerie sight to behold. On this speck of land east of the Antarctic Peninsula, ice, rock outcrops, and glacial moraines combine to create the appearance of a smirking skull in profile looking toward Devil Island.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These images show Vega Island\u2019s creepy countenance at the start of austral autumn (left) and in spring (right). They were acquired with the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat\/oli\/\" rel=\"noopener\">OLI<\/a> (Operational Land Imager) on <a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/mission\/landsat-9\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Landsat 9<\/a> on March 22, 2025, and October 10, 2026, respectively. (Clouds obscured the island in March 2026.) A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/articles\/nunataksareteshorns.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">nunatak<\/a> jutting out of the ice has the appearance of an eye socket, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/articles\/lateralmedialmoraines.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">lateral moraine<\/a> forms a mouth, and <a href=\"https:\/\/wgms.ch\/data\/glacier-profiles\/2665.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Bah\u00eda del Diablo<\/a> (Devil\u2019s Bay) Glacier constitutes a jawbone. In the March 2025 image, a layer of snow coats the ice, which is typical of the region\u2019s wettest month. That contrasts with the October 2026 image, when snow is absent from large areas and darker ice surfaces are visible.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Above-average <a href=\"https:\/\/data.giss.nasa.gov\/gistemp\/maps\/\" rel=\"noopener\">temperatures in winter 2026<\/a>\u2014particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00376-026-6545-z\" rel=\"noopener\">in June<\/a>\u2014were partly responsible for so much <a href=\"https:\/\/glacierchange.blog\/2026\/10\/24\/snow-free-glacier-surfaces-on-antarctic-peninsula-october-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener\">bare ice in October<\/a>, said glaciologist Mauri Pelto of Nichols College. The ice exposed on Vega and nearby islands indicates limited new snow accumulation over the winter, further reduced by sublimation and wind scouring, he said. \u201cThe winter season was no treat for these glaciers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The melt season ahead may also be more trick than treat. Bare ice is darker than snow and absorbs more solar energy, meaning that melting is poised to speed up as the days grow longer and warmer. \u201cEven a thin cover of new snow from a spring storm would be helpful in the short run,\u201d Pelto said. \u201cWhen entombed in snow and ice, the skull is preserved. But when exposed to melt, it weathers away, which will lead to a changing jawline and expanding eye socket.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-wide\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-fit \"><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaisland_oli2_20261010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Part of an ice-covered Antarctic island has the appearance of a grinning skull in profile. Some of the face has a gray appearance where seasonal snow is gone and bare ice is exposed. (opens in a new tab)\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaisland_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=1440&amp;h=1600&amp;fit=clip&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint\" class=\"attachment-1440x1600 size-1440x1600\" alt=\"Part of an ice-covered Antarctic island has the appearance of a grinning skull in profile. Some of the face has a gray appearance where seasonal snow is gone and bare ice is exposed.\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">October 10, 2026<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-credits\">NASA Earth Observatory\/Lauren Dauphin<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first comprehensive mapping of Vega Island\u2019s ice was aided by Landsat imagery. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3189\/S0260305500002883\" rel=\"noopener\">study published in 1982<\/a>, scientists described the island\u2019s four ice caps with protruding rocky cliffs and outlet glaciers. They leveraged early Landsat observations along with aerial photos and topographic maps to catalog 29 glaciers on Vega.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of those glaciers, Devil\u2019s Bay Glacier has been <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3189\/172756404781814672\" rel=\"noopener\">closely monitored<\/a> since the austral summer of 1998-1999, with researchers measuring an <a href=\"https:\/\/wgms.ch\/data\/glacier-profiles\/2665.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">overall decline<\/a> in its mass. Satellite images acquired in <a href=\"https:\/\/glacierchange.blog\/2012\/01\/22\/northwest-vega-island-antarctica-glacier-retreat\/\" rel=\"noopener\">recent decades<\/a> show ice loss from other glaciers on the island as well, with increased areas of exposed bedrock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long before scientists began tracking its glaciers, Vega was a bright spot in a tale of terror born out of early exploration of the area. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/the-greatest-antarctic-survival-story-youve-never-heard-of\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Swedish Antarctic Expedition<\/a> of 1901-1903 set out to study the geography, geology, climate, and wildlife on and around the eastern Antarctic Peninsula. The party became split into three groups during their explorations, isolated for a winter in different locations. Adding to the horror, they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.south-pole.com\/p0000091.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">lost their ship<\/a> to the pack ice. Cape Well-met, as it would come to be known, off the \u201cforehead\u201d of the Vega Island skull, was the site of a happy reunion of two of the groups in spring 1903. Soon thereafter, an Argentinean expedition rescued the survivors of the ordeal.<\/p>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using Landsat data from the <a href=\"http:\/\/earthexplorer.usgs.gov\/\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S. Geological Survey<\/a><\/em>.<em> Story by Lindsey Doermann.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-featured-file-list bg-spacesuit-white padding-x-2 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-4 padding-y-5 desktop:padding-y-6 hds-module align wp-block-nasa-blocks-file-list\">\n<div class=\"grid-container grid-container-block padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-row width-full margin-bottom-4\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6 margin-bottom-2 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-22\">\n\t\t\t\t\tDownloads\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-6\">\n<div class=\"desktop:grid-col display-flex flex-align-center desktop:flex-justify-end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-row hds-file-list-row\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail hds-file-list-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail-inner hds-file-list-thumbnail-inner hds-cover-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg\/jcr:content\/renditions\/cq5dam.thumbnail.319.319.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Part of an ice-covered Antarctic island has the appearance of a grinning skull in profile, with a rock outcrop as an eye socket and lateral moraine as a mouth.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-video-loop=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=319&amp;h=319&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 319w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-details\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-name hds-file-list-name\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-22\">March 22, 2025<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta-item hds-list-date hds-file-list-date\">\n<p class=\"p-sm\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta-item hds-file-list-filetype\">\n<p class=\"p-sm\">JPEG (303.91 KB)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-cta hds-file-list-download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Download March 22, 2025\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20250322.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" download rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-row hds-file-list-row\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail hds-file-list-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-thumbnail-inner hds-file-list-thumbnail-inner hds-cover-wrapper\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"319\" height=\"319\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg\/jcr:content\/renditions\/cq5dam.thumbnail.319.319.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Part of an ice-covered Antarctic island has the appearance of a grinning skull in profile. Some of the face has a gray appearance where seasonal snow is gone and bare ice is exposed.\" loading=\"lazy\" data-video-loop=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=319&amp;h=319&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 319w, https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/dynamicimage\/assets\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg?w=300&amp;h=300&amp;fit=crop&amp;crop=faces%2Cfocalpoint 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-details\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-name hds-file-list-name\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-22\">October 10, 2026<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta\">\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta-item hds-list-date hds-file-list-date\">\n<p class=\"p-sm\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-meta-item hds-file-list-filetype\">\n<p class=\"p-sm\">JPEG (383.70 KB)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hds-list-cta hds-file-list-download\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a aria-label=\"Download October 10, 2026\" href=\"https:\/\/assets.science.nasa.gov\/content\/dam\/science\/esd\/eo\/images\/iotd\/2026\/vega-island-frozen-in-fright\/vegaislandzm_oli2_20261010.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" download rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>References &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>From a Glaciers Perspective (2026, October 24) <a href=\"https:\/\/glacierchange.blog\/2026\/10\/24\/snow-free-glacier-surfaces-on-antarctic-peninsula-october-2026\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Snow Free Glacier Surfaces on Antarctic Peninsula October\u00a02026<\/a>. Accessed October 28, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>From a Glaciers Perspective (2012, January 22) <a href=\"https:\/\/glacierchange.blog\/2012\/01\/22\/northwest-vega-island-antarctica-glacier-retreat\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Northwest Vega Island, Antarctica Glacier\u00a0Retreat<\/a>. Accessed October 28, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Rabassa, J., <em>et al.<\/em> (1982) <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3189\/S0260305500002883\" rel=\"noopener\">Glacier Inventory of James Ross and Vega Islands, Antarctic Peninsula<\/a>. <em>Annals of Glaciology<\/em>, 3, 260\u2013264.<\/li>\n<li>Skvarca, P., <em>et al.<\/em> (2004) <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3189\/172756404781814672\" rel=\"noopener\">Mass balance of \u2018Glaciar Bah\u00eda del Diablo\u2019, Vega Island, Antarctic Peninsula<\/a>. <em>Annals of Glaciology<\/em>, 39, 209\u2013213.<\/li>\n<li>South-Pole, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.south-pole.com\/p0000091.htm\" rel=\"noopener\">Otto Nordenskj\u00f6ld<\/a>. Accessed October 28, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Swoop Antarctica (2024, October 8) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swoop-antarctica.com\/blog\/the-greatest-antarctic-survival-story-youve-never-heard-of\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The greatest Antarctic survival story you\u2019ve never heard of<\/a>. Accessed October 28, 2026.<\/li>\n<li>World Glacier Monitoring Service (2025) <a href=\"https:\/\/wgms.ch\/data\/glacier-profiles\/2665.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Glaciar Bah\u00eda del Diablo<\/a>. 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href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/earth\/earth-observatory\/pasterze-hangs-on-as-austrias-largest-glacier\/\" class=\"hds-content-item-heading\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-a11y-heading-22\">Pasterze Hangs on as Austria\u2019s Largest Glacier<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-content-item-readtime label margin-bottom-1\">\n                    4 min read                <\/div>\n<p class=\"margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">One narrowing icefall remains the linchpin for the Alpine glacier\u2014and it may not be long for this world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-flex flex-align-center label color-carbon-60 margin-bottom-auto\"><span>Article<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pagination\">\n<nav class=\"hds-pagination hds-pagination--content-lists\" role=\"navigation\" aria-label=\"Pagination Navigation\" data-mid-size=\"2\" data-end-size=\"1\" data-max-pages=\"4\">\n<span aria-current=\"page\" class=\"page-numbers current\" aria-label=\"Current 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