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Montevideo, February 7th 2026 - 04:50 UTC

Tag: Falkor (Too)

  • Thursday, February 5th 2026 - 15:14 UTC

    Argentine scientists film rare “giant phantom jelly” measuring about 11 meters in the South Atlantic

    Researchers estimated the specimen’s total length at roughly 11 meters, a scale described in outreach terms as comparable to a school bus

    An Argentine-led deep-sea expedition has recorded rare footage of Stygiomedusa gigantea—the so-called giant phantom jellyfish—in waters off Argentina, offering an unusual look at a species seldom observed alive in its natural environment. The animal was filmed at around 250 meters depth by the remotely operated vehicle SuBastian during the “Vida en los extremos” campaign aboard the research vessel R/V Falkor (too), involving scientists from CONICET and the University of Buenos Aires (UBA).

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  • Tuesday, October 7th 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Falkor (Too) sets sail after red tape delays

    The scientists on board will conduct marine geology and physical oceanography research

    Following days of delays caused by red-tape issues, the Falkor (Too) set sail from the port of Buenos Aires for another underwater joint streaming mission by the Schmidt Ocean Institute and Argentina's National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (Conicet) is already underway.