Beautiful! Even though it looks like a floating butthole.
While exploring the #deepsea of the #IronBottomSound, our #CorpsofExploration came “face-to-face” with this deep sea #crownjellyfish (Paraphyllina coronate). #ROVHercules gives us some stunning footag...
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August 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Beautiful! Even though it looks like a floating butthole.
E/V Nautilus "The last 2024 #ROVHercules dive was the #grandfinale: our #CorpsofExploration saw 4 #Palaunautilus individuals (Nautilus belauensis) in #Palau’s #GermanChannel! These are the 1st sightings of #nautiloids from #EVNautilus after 1000+ ROV dives over the last 15 years of operations."p
December 11, 2024 at 6:16 PM
E/V Nautilus "The last 2024 #ROVHercules dive was the #grandfinale: our #CorpsofExploration saw 4 #Palaunautilus individuals (Nautilus belauensis) in #Palau’s #GermanChannel! These are the 1st sightings of #nautiloids from #EVNautilus after 1000+ ROV dives over the last 15 years of operations."p
The #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus are officially in shakedown! This is a pre-season period during which we test all the technology and equipment on the ship to prepare it for the fieldwork ahead.
Stay tuned as we gear up for the 2026 season!
Stay tuned as we gear up for the 2026 season!
May 28, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus are officially in shakedown! This is a pre-season period during which we test all the technology and equipment on the ship to prepare it for the fieldwork ahead.
Stay tuned as we gear up for the 2026 season!
Stay tuned as we gear up for the 2026 season!
Your artwork could go on an ocean adventure aboard #EVNautilus! Students ages 5 to 18 can submit artwork for consideration for the official Nautilus Expedition Season Stickers and Patch to be worn and displayed by members of the #CorpsofExploration. Learn more: bit.ly/47LODnm
December 4, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Your artwork could go on an ocean adventure aboard #EVNautilus! Students ages 5 to 18 can submit artwork for consideration for the official Nautilus Expedition Season Stickers and Patch to be worn and displayed by members of the #CorpsofExploration. Learn more: bit.ly/47LODnm
Your artwork could go on an ocean adventure aboard #EVNautilus! Students ages 5 to 18 can submit artwork for consideration for the official Nautilus Expedition Season Stickers and Patch to be worn and displayed by members of the #CorpsofExploration: Learn more: bit.ly/47LODnm
November 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Your artwork could go on an ocean adventure aboard #EVNautilus! Students ages 5 to 18 can submit artwork for consideration for the official Nautilus Expedition Season Stickers and Patch to be worn and displayed by members of the #CorpsofExploration: Learn more: bit.ly/47LODnm
#NewBookAlert! #CorpsofExploration member Jon Willis's new book "The Pale Blue Data Point: An Earth-Based Perspective on the Search for Alien Life" includes some of his experience sailing on #EVNautilus in search of unique #deepsea habitats. Learn more: bit.ly/4od4mTh
The Pale Blue Data Point
A thrilling tour of Earth that shows the search for extraterrestrial life starts in our own backyard. Is there life off Earth? Bound by the limitations of spaceflight, a growing number of astrobiolo...
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October 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
#NewBookAlert! #CorpsofExploration member Jon Willis's new book "The Pale Blue Data Point: An Earth-Based Perspective on the Search for Alien Life" includes some of his experience sailing on #EVNautilus in search of unique #deepsea habitats. Learn more: bit.ly/4od4mTh
Our #CorpsofExploration witnessed this #CasperOctopus from the suborder Incirrata while exploring a series of knoll hills in the central region of the #CookIslands' waters while diving over 4,100 meters (13,000+ feet) deep www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNjQ...
Casper Octopus in the Deep Sea of the Cook Islands | Nautilus Live
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October 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Our #CorpsofExploration witnessed this #CasperOctopus from the suborder Incirrata while exploring a series of knoll hills in the central region of the #CookIslands' waters while diving over 4,100 meters (13,000+ feet) deep www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNjQ...
Happy #WorldOctopusDay! Our #CorpsofExploration spotted this #dumbooctopus in 2021 while exploring an unnamed Seamount near the Chautauqua Seamounts, some 150 miles west of Kaua’i. #octopus #NautilusLive
October 8, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Happy #WorldOctopusDay! Our #CorpsofExploration spotted this #dumbooctopus in 2021 while exploring an unnamed Seamount near the Chautauqua Seamounts, some 150 miles west of Kaua’i. #octopus #NautilusLive
During NA175 mapping the waters of the Central #Pacific, the team aboard #EVNautilus had the privilege of connecting with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #Astronaut (and #CorpsofExploration member) Zena Cardman on the #InternationalSpaceStation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-2...
From Space to Sea: A Conversation with an Astronaut | Nautilus Live
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October 3, 2025 at 8:28 PM
During NA175 mapping the waters of the Central #Pacific, the team aboard #EVNautilus had the privilege of connecting with NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration #Astronaut (and #CorpsofExploration member) Zena Cardman on the #InternationalSpaceStation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=42-2...
As part of our NA173 expedition exploring the maritime archaeology of #Guadalcanal, our #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus used remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) to explore the #WorldWarII #shipwreck #USSPreston. youtu.be/7gBmxVJj8Fw?...
Exploring the USS Preston WWII Shipwreck | Nautilus Live
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September 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
As part of our NA173 expedition exploring the maritime archaeology of #Guadalcanal, our #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus used remotely-operated vehicles (ROVs) to explore the #WorldWarII #shipwreck #USSPreston. youtu.be/7gBmxVJj8Fw?...
In the summer of 2025, the #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus explored the #shipwreck #USSAstoria with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The USS Astoria was lost during the #BattleofSavoIsland on August 9, 1942, during #WorldWarII. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81o...
Using ROVs to Explore WWII Wreck USS Astoria | Nautilus Live
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September 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
In the summer of 2025, the #CorpsofExploration aboard #EVNautilus explored the #shipwreck #USSAstoria with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs). The USS Astoria was lost during the #BattleofSavoIsland on August 9, 1942, during #WorldWarII. www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81o...
Join the 2026 Nautilus Exploration Program and sail on #EVNautilus with the #CorpsofExploration next year! Applications are now open for both the Science Communication Fellowship and the Science and Engineering Internship Program!
Learn more and apply: nautiluslive.org/education
Learn more and apply: nautiluslive.org/education
September 16, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Join the 2026 Nautilus Exploration Program and sail on #EVNautilus with the #CorpsofExploration next year! Applications are now open for both the Science Communication Fellowship and the Science and Engineering Internship Program!
Learn more and apply: nautiluslive.org/education
Learn more and apply: nautiluslive.org/education
During the NA175 expedition, our #CorpsOfExploration used
NASA's sun photometer instrument to collect valuable information on the sun, including data used for modeling marine aerosols.
NASA's sun photometer instrument to collect valuable information on the sun, including data used for modeling marine aerosols.
September 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
During the NA175 expedition, our #CorpsOfExploration used
NASA's sun photometer instrument to collect valuable information on the sun, including data used for modeling marine aerosols.
NASA's sun photometer instrument to collect valuable information on the sun, including data used for modeling marine aerosols.
Join us for a LIVE #QandA with those at-sea onboard #EVNautilus on Tuesday, September 2 and learn how our #CorpsofExploration became #oceanexplorers. Tune in and submit your questions at nautiluslive.org
September 2, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Join us for a LIVE #QandA with those at-sea onboard #EVNautilus on Tuesday, September 2 and learn how our #CorpsofExploration became #oceanexplorers. Tune in and submit your questions at nautiluslive.org
Our #CorpsofExploration came across this beautiful #Iridogorgia genus coral rising from the seafloor about 1,972 meters deep on an unnamed seamount East of Ailinglaplap Atoll in the #RepublicoftheMarshall Islands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Do...
Beautiful Iridogorgia Coral Rises Meters from the Seafloor | Nautilus Live
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August 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Our #CorpsofExploration came across this beautiful #Iridogorgia genus coral rising from the seafloor about 1,972 meters deep on an unnamed seamount East of Ailinglaplap Atoll in the #RepublicoftheMarshall Islands. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Do...
During NA172, #CorpsofExploration member Melissa Miller leads the deployment of #ArgoFloats off #EVNautilus to monitor global ocean health via temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and more. Learn more in her #blog: bit.ly/4nz1qAL
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@globaloceanbgc.bsky.social @soccomproject.bsky.social
Deploying Argo Biogeochemical Floats in the Western Pacific
This blog was written by Science team member Melissa Miller.
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June 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
During NA172, #CorpsofExploration member Melissa Miller leads the deployment of #ArgoFloats off #EVNautilus to monitor global ocean health via temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, pH, and more. Learn more in her #blog: bit.ly/4nz1qAL
@globaloceanbgc.bsky.social @soccomproject.bsky.social
@globaloceanbgc.bsky.social @soccomproject.bsky.social
While exploring Vogt Seamount, our #CorpsofExploration encountered multiple deep-sea #sponges and their associated species such as worms and #Venusflytrapanemones (Actinoscyphia aurelia), which use their height to catch prey floating by in the water column.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN9C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN9C...
Deep Sea Sponges and Invertebrates on Vogt Seamount | Nautilus Live
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June 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
While exploring Vogt Seamount, our #CorpsofExploration encountered multiple deep-sea #sponges and their associated species such as worms and #Venusflytrapanemones (Actinoscyphia aurelia), which use their height to catch prey floating by in the water column.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN9C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN9C...
Like a castle, or a giant redwood, the 30+ meter high Sequoia Vent wowed our #CorpsofExploration while diving #ROVHercules on the Hafa Adai Vent Field. Explored during the Mattingan expedition, this dive was the first return since the vent's discovery a decade ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbCe...
Massive Sequoia Hydrothermal Vent Amazes Science Team | Nautilus Live
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June 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Like a castle, or a giant redwood, the 30+ meter high Sequoia Vent wowed our #CorpsofExploration while diving #ROVHercules on the Hafa Adai Vent Field. Explored during the Mattingan expedition, this dive was the first return since the vent's discovery a decade ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbCe...
OET proudly welcomes Swazi Gurnell to the #CorpsofExploration as part of the #ScienceandEngineeringInternshipProgram for our NA172 expedition as a #videoengineering intern. Learn more about the Texas Southern University student through his #QandA blog: bit.ly/43Ad5aj
Meet Ocean Explorer Swazi Gurnell
OET proudly welcomes Swazi Gurnell to the Corps of Exploration as part of the Science & Engineering Internship Program. This internship program supports community college, undergraduate, and graduate ...
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June 9, 2025 at 4:04 PM
OET proudly welcomes Swazi Gurnell to the #CorpsofExploration as part of the #ScienceandEngineeringInternshipProgram for our NA172 expedition as a #videoengineering intern. Learn more about the Texas Southern University student through his #QandA blog: bit.ly/43Ad5aj
While diving on West Mariana Seamount (a never-before-explored shallow seamount in the waters of the #MarianaIslands), our #CorpsofExploration came across this #FatheadSculpin (#Sladenia genus) #anglerfish with the best "facial expressions"!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1gL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1gL...
“Old Man” Sladenia Anglerfish in the Marianas | Nautilus Live
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May 30, 2025 at 6:18 AM
While diving on West Mariana Seamount (a never-before-explored shallow seamount in the waters of the #MarianaIslands), our #CorpsofExploration came across this #FatheadSculpin (#Sladenia genus) #anglerfish with the best "facial expressions"!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1gL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1gL...
OET proudly welcomes FSU Film student Marin Hodge to the #CorpsofExploration as part of the Science & Engineering Internship Program for our NA171 expedition as a #VideoEngineering intern. Learn more about her experience and the path that led her here: bit.ly/3GQuiTY
Meet Ocean Explorer Marin Hodge!
OET proudly welcomes Marin Hodge to the Corps of Exploration as part of the Science & Engineering Internship Program. This internship program supports community college, undergraduate, and graduate st...
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May 12, 2025 at 6:48 AM
OET proudly welcomes FSU Film student Marin Hodge to the #CorpsofExploration as part of the Science & Engineering Internship Program for our NA171 expedition as a #VideoEngineering intern. Learn more about her experience and the path that led her here: bit.ly/3GQuiTY
Mariana Trench MNM Superintendent Sean Macduff gives the #CorpsofExploration a presentation all about the Monument.
May 11, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Mariana Trench MNM Superintendent Sean Macduff gives the #CorpsofExploration a presentation all about the Monument.
The #CorpsofExploration and #EVNautilus is officially in shakedown! #Shakedown is a pre-season period to test all the technology and equipment on the ship and prepare it for the year ahead.Learn more from last season's video: youtu.be/prP7GcYflzU?...
What is Shakedown on E/V Nautilus? | Nautilus Live
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April 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The #CorpsofExploration and #EVNautilus is officially in shakedown! #Shakedown is a pre-season period to test all the technology and equipment on the ship and prepare it for the year ahead.Learn more from last season's video: youtu.be/prP7GcYflzU?...
Happy #WorldEngineeringDay! There are many different types of #engineers who work onboard #EVNautilus as part of the #CorpsofExploration, including ROV Engineers/Pilots, Data Engineers, Video Engineers, and Technology Specialists. Learn more in our #blog: bit.ly/41qNoXF
Engineering and Ocean Exploration: OET Engineering Careers
From February 16 - 22, 2025, the world is celebrating Engineers Week. Here at Ocean Exploration Trust, engineering is essential to our goals of pushing the boundaries of scientific exploration and tec...
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March 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Happy #WorldEngineeringDay! There are many different types of #engineers who work onboard #EVNautilus as part of the #CorpsofExploration, including ROV Engineers/Pilots, Data Engineers, Video Engineers, and Technology Specialists. Learn more in our #blog: bit.ly/41qNoXF
This Hemicorallium colony, a genus of pink #corals belonging to the family #Coralliidae, was spotted by our #CorpsofExploration in the Central Pacific with a #basketstar, #Gorgonocephalidae on top, which relies on passing currents for food like small crustaceans and plankton.
February 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This Hemicorallium colony, a genus of pink #corals belonging to the family #Coralliidae, was spotted by our #CorpsofExploration in the Central Pacific with a #basketstar, #Gorgonocephalidae on top, which relies on passing currents for food like small crustaceans and plankton.