Lightning happens all the time, but certain parts of the world get far less of it than others, including near the North Pole. Lightning requires atmospheric instability, something that’s set up ...

President Trump installed nearly 100-foot flagpoles on the North and South lawns of the White House, and we compared their ...

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.

A probe developed by the European Space Agency has taken the first images of the Sun’s south pole. How big of an achievement is this, and what can we learn from it? Joining Seán to discuss this ...

For the first time in history, we re seeing the Sun from an angle no one ever has: from above and below its poles. Thanks to ...

First view of the Sun’s pole. On March 23, 2025, Solar Orbiter reached an angle of 17° below the Sun’s equator. From that position, it could look directly at the Sun’s south pole. Over the next ...

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 ...

In the summer of 1965, a heated battle brewed up the City of North Pole over the relocation of the North Pole Post Office. For several years prior to 1964, Con Miller had the mail contract for a ...

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.