The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...

On 28 November 1966, an American airplane flies over the Antarctic Peninsula just south of the southernmost tip of Chile. On ...

The Solar Orbiter has delivered the "highest resolution image ever of the Sun’s south pole" according to the European Space ...

Ponting was part of the scientific staff on the 1910-1912 Terra Nova expedition to the South Pole.British explorer and expedition leader Robert Falcon Scott reached the Pole on January 17, 1912.

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Ever wondered why planes often fly over the North Pole but almost never cross the South Pole? It all comes down to logistics, safety, and practicality. The North Pole is surrounded by land and has ...

From that position, it could look directly at the Sun’s south pole. Over the next several years, the spacecraft will gradually increase its orbital tilt, offering even clearer views. “Today we reveal ...

Weird magnetic fields at the sun's south pole The Sun's polar regions are pretty busy and chaotic places, it turns out. The ESA's press release about their findings goes so far as to call the Sun ...

The first photos of the sun's south pole have been sent back to earth by a spacecraft. (European Space Agency) The new images reveal a bright atmosphere which can reach one million degrees.

Until now. In March, a spacecraft captured the first-ever clear images of the sun's south pole, which the European Space Agency released Wednesday, June 11. “We reveal humankind’s first-ever ...

On a brutally cold Halloween evening in 1956, a plane landed at the ice-covered bottom of the Earth, touching down at the South Pole for the first time in history. It was nearly 60 degrees below zero.

In the coming years, Solar Orbiter’s path is expected to tilt even further, bringing even more of the sun's south pole into direct view. As such, the best views may be yet to come, according to ESA.