NOAA Ocean Explorer     Dive into lesson plans, professional development opportunities, and ocean career profiles. Curriculum Education Alliances Lesson Plans OceanAGE Video Profiles Professional Development Sign up for e-mail updates from NOAA Ocean Explorer.     AUV Fest 2008: Navy Mine-Hunting Robots help NOAA Explore Sunken History (May) Learn how autonomous underwater vehicles are being used to discover and study shipwrecks off Newport, Rhode Island. - How Does an AUV Navigate? Bonaire 2008: Exploring Coral Reef Sustainability with New Technologies (January) With the help of students and AUVs, this expedition surveyed pristine coral reefs in the Caribbean. - Study Abroad Students 2007: Exploring the Inner Space of the Celebes Sea (September - October) This mission visited unexplored waters south of the Philippine Islands, in search of the strange creatures that live in the dark, deep Celebes Sea. - Mission Summary Submarine Ring of Fire 2007 (July - August) See new maps of submarine volcanic caldera from this successful mission to the Ring of Fire. - Photo and Video Gallery Okeanos Explorer: A New Paradigm for Exploration (August) Telepresence technology is used to provide scientists and the public video, images and data in real time. Cumberland Club 2007 (June) Students had the opportunity to experience being a historian, archeologist or marine scientist. Expedition to the Deep Slope 2007 (June) Get an in-depth look at work and life on this marine expedition in the Gulf of Mexico. - Photo and Video Gallery Cayman Islands Twilight Zone 2007 (May) Read the daily logs from this mission to explore the rarely visited "twilight zone" of the Cayman Islands. - Photo and Video Gallery Tracking Narwhals in Greenland (August - March) Scientists struggle with sharks, icebergs and the bitter cold as they attempt to make narwhals oceanographers. – Mission Summary: Leg 2 Ocean Exploration Announcement of Opportunity   Video Highlights Check out highlights from expeditions, including an underwater volcano , fluorescent corals , the Gulf of Alaska and a lake at the bottom of the sea. (QuickTime, each over 550k). Photo Highlights See photo slideshows from expeditions, including an Arctic journey , deep-sea aurelia jellyfish , corals from the deep Atlantic , and marine life supported by underwater hotsprings.   Featured Video Ocean Explorer Podcast Ocean Explorer Channel Computer Wallpaper Do you have a dull desktop? Spruce up your computer with free desktop wallpaper , including a picture of the bow of the Titanic . – See Titanic 2004 Exploration See Titanic 2004 Video   Ocean Challenge Puzzle How much do you know about our undersea world? Team up with players around the globe to solve the Ocean Challenge Puzzle .   Flagship of the Fleet At 274 ft and displacing more than 3,200 tons, the NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown is the flagship of the NOAA fleet.   NOAA Celebrates 200 years of Science, Service and Stewardship   Discover the fascinating NOAA stories of science, service and stewardship to the nation.   User Survey (opens in new window)   Search Ocean Explorer       _ Ocean Explorer to go: download the 2005 field season. Ocean Explorer CD-ROM.           Home | Explorations | Gallery | Technology | History | Library | Education | For Fun Site Information | Contact Us | FAQs | Acknowledgments | About Site Index | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy E-mail Updates | User Survey | Report Error On This Page | Contact Us Revised July 16, 2008 by the Ocean Explorer Webmaster National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | U.S. Department of Commerce http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/welcome.html