Extreme cold and strong magnetic interference also make navigation tricky down there. So while flying over the Arctic is common, the Antarctic skies remain mostly empty!

European Space Agency's solar orbiter has captured photos of the Sun's poles for the first time ever. It is now performing its first pole-to-pole orbit of our star.

The earliest light in the universe has been traveling across space since just after the Big Bang. Known as the cosmic ...

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 ...

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into a ...

A salty surge in the Southern Ocean is melting Antarctic sea ice from below — and causing dramatic changes scientists didn’t ...

“When the sun is at its minimum, you have a north pole and a south pole, each with its own magnetic polarity,” said Anik De Groof, Solar Orbiter’s mission manager.

Deep tech Clearest views yet of Sun’s south pole may unlock its mysteries The images offer scientists unprecedented views of our nearest star June 11, 2025 - 2:00 pm ...

New images are key to understanding solar magnetic storms and other space weather that can disrupt systems on Earth.

A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...