Ever wondered why planes often fly over the North Pole but almost never cross the South Pole? It all comes down to logistics, ...

Only Solar Orbiter now has an unobstructed view of the south pole with the appropriate recording equipment. Solar Orbiter will fly over the north and south poles three more times by the end of 2026.

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...

But the crew won't get a clear view of the South Pole itself, the home of a National ... The Earth is slowly rotating underneath us, (so) we will fly over every part of Earth." ...

In 1929, Richard Byrd became the first person to fly over the South Pole. After that, flights over Antarctica became more common. But things changed when Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed while ...

The spacecraft's tilted orbit will allow scientists to investigate the mechanisms behind space weather that impact crucial ...

Richard E. Byrd, who had made history in 1929 as the first person to fly over the South Pole. Cmdr. Shinn accompanied the admiral on a triumphant voyage to the Washington Navy Yard, where Byrd ...

However, the South Pole is among the most unwelcoming aviation routes that raises a question from frequent passengers “Why can’t you fly over Antarctica?” To put it simply, the land mass of the South ...

Byrd has started upon his flight for the South Pole, which ... the flight of the dirigible Norge and thus being the first to fly over the top of the world. No other airplane flight has been ...