Starry Poles: Launched from Cape Canaveral five years ago, the Solar Orbiter has steadily delivered stunning insights about our star. Its latest achievement – a first-ever glimpse of the Sun's polar ...

Just this once, it's OK to stare at the sun — provided you're looking at the European Space Agency's (ESA) newly released, history-making images of the solar south pole. Taken near the sun on March 23 ...

Although the sun is more consistently visible at the lunar poles, it stays low, never rising more than 7° above the horizon in the target landing areas. This creates a harsh lighting environment ...

When I was standing at the South Pole, I felt the same way I feel anywhere on Earth because my feet were still on the ground and the sky was still overhead. I’m an astrophysicist from Wisconsin who ...

Nasa is set to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon, focusing on the Lunar South Pole (LSP) as the target for its Artemis missions. This strategic choice is driven by the LSP's advantages ...

The first-ever images of the sun’s south pole reveal a messy jumble of magnetic activity in a never-before-seen region of our nearest star. The images, taken by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft and ...