What are some fun facts about Antarctica for kids? The continent is endlessly fascinating for young, inquisitive minds. Find ...

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.

Nearly ten hours later, Chang'e-4 deployed its Yutu 2 ("Jade Rabbit 2") rover into the Von Kármán crater, part of the lunar far side's vast South Pole-Aitken Basin. Photograph by China National ...

Eating on camp can either be a disaster or a joy. Use these top tips to make sure its the latter, leaving you satisfied and ...

The Parliament of Ireland meets at Castledermot in Co Kildare, the first definitively known meeting of this Irish legislature.

When difficult times surface, will you be prepared? In 1911, two captains embarked on a perilous journey to the South ...

From a young age, Roald Amundsen dreamed of exploring the world and habitually slept with his windows open — even during ...

China’s Chang’e 6 mission has successfully returned samples from the moon’s far side, opening a new phase of the nation’s lunar space race with the U.S.

On a brutally cold Halloween evening in 1956, a plane landed at the ice-covered bottom of the Earth, touching down at the South Pole for the first time in history. It was nearly 60 degrees below zero.

When Roald Amundsen aimed for the North Pole, he turned to the sky to find a path through the ice. Though satellites make it ...

The private ispace Resilience lander will land on the moon at 3:17 p.m. EDT today (June 5), but only if the company pursues its prime landing spot. Here's why.