Planet Earth North Pole View

SpaceX, Earth and Poles

SpaceX launches historic privately funded mission around Earth's poles

SpaceX launched four people into space Monday evening on a first-ever human mission to orbit Earth's polar regions. If successful, the mission also will be the first to cultivate mushrooms as a crop.

The New York Times · 4h

SpaceX Launches First Crewed Flight Over Earth’s Poles

Four private astronauts lifted off from Florida on Monday on the Fram2 mission to orbit Earth from pole to pole.

UPI News on MSN · 8h

SpaceX launches Fram2, first crewed mission in orbit over Earth's poles

SpaceX successfully launched Fram2, the first crewed mission to orbit Earth's poles, on Monday night from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The historic mission is carrying four civilians from four countries.

Hosted on MSN1mon

Earth’s Magnetic North Pole Is Moving: Why It’s Happening And What It Means

In addition to protecting the planet from harmful solar radiation and solar winds, Earth’s magnetic ... reach the South Pole and the first to fly over the North Pole. Then, view 27 photos ...

18h

Humans Could Orbit Earth’s Poles for the First Time Today. What Took So Long?

The private Fram2 mission is launching later today, sending a crew of amateurs to an unprecedented polar orbit—a frontier ...

THE WEEK4mon

Earth's magnetic North Pole is shifting toward Russia

The planet's ... understanding of Earth's geodynamo, which is the engine behind the magnetic field that shields us from harmful solar radiation." The shifting of the North Pole has a big ...

Business Today3mon

'55 km a year': Earth’s North Pole is racing towards Russia. Here's why this is problematic

The magnetic North Pole is moving unexpectedly fast toward Russia, raising concerns about the stability of Earth's magnetic field, according to studies. The pole’s movement surged from 15 km ...