An astrophysicist who spent time doing research at the South Pole gets to the bottom of how things feel at the ends of the Earth.

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...

"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...

For the first time, direct images of the Sun's south pole have been captured, providing unparalleled insights into its magnetic field and the intricate 11-year solar cycle.

A radiance map of the sun's south pole as captured by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. Pic: European Space Agency/Reuters Eight views of the sun's south pole courtesy of the Solar Orbiter spacecraft. Pic ...

Polar adventurer Alan Chambers has teamed up with climate scientists to see if microplastics and nanoplastics have reached ...

The compass of international relations is in constant motion, its needle swinging between North and South, East and West in ...

The world map is familiar sight on classroom walls and in atlases, but in terms of country and continent size, it’s way off – and all because of a 16th-century projection.

Psyche, spanning 173 miles (280 km) at its widest, stands out in the asteroid belt. Long thought to be the exposed metallic ...

During Solar Orbiter’s observations of the Sun, the polarity from the north and the south poles are both present in the south pole. This marks a crucial time in understanding the Sun’s activity.

Reuters A radiance map of the sun’s south pole as recorded by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft is seen in this image released by the European Space Agency on June 11, 2025. ESA & NASA/Solar Orbiter ...