The Fram2 mission will be the first human spaceflight around Earth’s polar regions, as the commander shares with Spectrum ...

In "Ends of the Earth," Neil Shubin travels north and south to explore the frontiers of polar science and history.

Astronauts, cosmonauts, and taikonauts have travelled into space since the 1960s, and humans have been in space continuously ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

Usha Vance had been set to visit Greenland to see cultural sites, including a major dogsled race - the Avannaata Qimussersua.

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Named after a Norwegian ship that explored the Arctic and Antarctic regions at the turn of the 20th century, Fram2 will ...

Lake Salda, in southwestern Turkey, bears a close resemblance to Mars' Jezero crater, which is currently being sampled by ...

"This mission, the Fram2 mission, is going to be the first all-civilian free-flyer mission to orbit the poles of Earth, which makes it very unique," Dr. Emmanuel Urquieta said. He is the vice chair of ...

When the Chicago-size iceberg drifted away, scientists seized the opportunity to study the life and geologic formations ...

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