Ever wondered why planes often fly over the North Pole but almost never cross the South Pole? It all comes down to logistics, ...

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 the European Space Agency s Solar Orbiter and its tilted orbit, scientists ...

A doomed expedition by hydrogen balloon to the North Pole was the backdrop for a play at Spoleto Festival, sparking deep ...

On a day made for dads, these families remind us that the best catch doesn’t always come with scales and fins; it’s the ...

Solar Orbiter captures first-ever images of the Sun’s poles, offering insights into solar magnetism, atmospheric motion, and ...

One such discovery made regarding the Sun’s magnetic field is that, at the solar south pole, the Sun’s magnetic field is quite a mess. Measurements from PHI showed that both north and south polarity ...

ESA's Solar Orbiter deep-space probe has made history, returning the first-ever images of the Sun's south pole. It's a world first that sheds a great deal of light on the mysteries of our parent star, ...

PennDOT said the cab of the tractor-trailer wrapped around the pole, causing it to shift off its base by a few inches. For ...

The Sun's polar regions are pretty busy and chaotic places, but our newfound views of its south pole will help predict future ...

"Today we reveal humankind's first-ever views of the Sun's pole," said Carole Mundell, the ESA's director of science, in a statement. "These new unique views from our Solar Orbiter mission are the ...

The Solar Orbiter, a collaborative mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, captured detailed images of the sun’s southern region in March, something no other probe has done at close range.

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