He was part of the sixth Soviet Antarctic expedition sent to build a new base at the Schirmacher Oasis. As the polar winter rolled in, Leonid reportedly started to feel tired, weak and nauseous ...

An abandoned Soviet airbase deep in the Antarctic was home to a group of intrepid scientists - where temperatures drop to -90C and the sun disappears for months at a time. The Leningradskaya ...

It has since been used by England, France, Australia, Norway, Chile and Argentina in the Antarctic, and by the Soviet Union in the Arctic ... The British base their discovery claims on Bransfield's ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A half-ton Soviet spacecraft that never made it to Venus 53 years ago is expected to fall back to Earth this weekend. Built to land on the solar system’s hottest ...

On the eve of the New Year, a Belgian plane carrying a group of Antarctic researchers crashes in the area of the Pearl Mountains. Only the Soviet expedition responds to their call for help.

Canadian scientists recently led their first Antarctic research expedition, using Montreal-made Arrow Gold+ GNSS technology for precise location data in remote and challenging conditions. The mission, ...

On the other side in the Soviet Union, radio for many came without a choice of source, in the form of wired radio systems built into all apartments. [Railways | Retro Tech | DIY] grew up familiar ...

The scientific breakthroughs made during the trip have provided effective scientific support for the country's more proactive engagement in Antarctic marine ecological conservation, expedition ...

MINSK, 13 December (BelTA) – Personnel of the 17th Belarusian Antarctic expedition delivered cargoes to the Belarusian Antarctic station Mount Vechernyaya on 10-12 December according to the ...