The Explorers Club

Where in the world is Flag 168? With Mariam Naseem onboard PONANT EXPLORATIONS’s Le Commandant Charcot in Antarctica 🇦🇶

With support from a PONANT EXPLORATIONS Science Expedition Grant, Mariam Naseem and Marc Neveu collected thirteen deep seawater and sea ice fluid samples in Antarctica, using Earth’s polar oceans as a window into the hidden oceans of Europa and Enceladus in the outer solar system.

“Being able to collect samples in Antarctica was a unique opportunity to connect field exploration on Earth with questions about life elsewhere in the solar system. For me, this research is exciting because it helps bridge the gap between what we can study directly in Earth’s polar oceans and what future spacecraft may encounter when exploring icy ocean worlds such as Europa and Enceladus.” - Mariam Naseem

Join us for Dispatches from Space! 🛰️👩‍🚀

All members are invited to join us for an extraordinary edition of Dispatches from the Field — The Explorers Club’s signature global program designed to transcend geographical boundaries, connect our international chapters, and forge deep bonds across our global community. For this special broadcast, we are expanding our reach past terrestrial limits to connect live with Dr. Jessica Meir — NASA astronaut, marine biologist, and a proud member of The Explorers Club.

We are checking in directly with Dr. Meir during her long-duration mission in low Earth orbit, where she will join us live from the International Space Station. Dr. Meir will dive into the core philosophy of discovery, the extreme limits of human performance, and how this unique vantage point reshapes our understanding of modern exploration.

Note: this live event is members-only, and only active members will be permitted into the call. A recorded version of the interview will be published after the event.

Active Members can register for Dispatches using the events feature in the Members Only App.

See you out there! 💫

📸: NASA

Do you know an explorer changing the world that the world needs to know about?

Each year, The Explorers Club recognizes fifty extraordinary people changing the world through their science and exploration work through The Explorers Club 50. Nominations for the Class of 2027 are now open!

The Explorers Club 50 honorees’ work ranges from classic “boots in the mud” exploration to the communication of science and research through art and activism. They are biodiversity conservationists, glaciologists, deep-sea microbiologists, archaeologists, systems designers, artists and storytellers, educators, community-builders and more.

Nominate an explorer today at 50.explorers.org/nominate

📸: Jeff Kerby, EC50 Class of 2025 of Aká Simonsen, EC50 Class of 2026,