Twenty-five Antarctic crewmembers wore proximity sensors through two winters lasting up to 14 months and spent more time alone as each simulated space mission progressed
Once each minute, wrist-worn sensors checked whether members of an Antarctic crew were near one another. Across many months of darkness and confinement, those simple electronic encounters created a record of group contact, revealing when people gathered and when individuals increasingly spent time alone. A study published June 8, 2026, in Frontiers in Psychology reports…
