The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole in March, which were released this week.

Putting the Fram2 crew and spacecraft into polar orbit may have had more to do with planning a distinctive mission — rather than one ideally suited for science, said Dr. Christopher Combs, the ...

GAO has long warned the program’s first launch would be delayed at least a year. Those projections could prove true, but ...

Putting the Fram2 crew and spacecraft into polar orbit may have had more to do with planning a distinctive mission — rather than one ideally suited for science, said Dr. Christopher Combs, the ...

The Exploration Company lost contact with its Mission Possible vehicle a few minutes before touchdown in the ocean.

The first astronauts to enter a polar orbit chose the obvious animal to serve as their zero-g indicator: a plush polar bear. The doll also has an emperor penguin embroidered on its chest.

SpaceX launched four people into space Monday evening on a first-ever human mission to orbit Earth's polar regions. If successful, the mission also will be the first to cultivate mushrooms as a crop.

The Fram2 will be the first time humans will orbit Earth's polar regions after it took off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on Monday, March 31, 2025.

For three to five days, the crew of four will orbit Earth's polar regions. The Fram2 astronauts launched on a mission like no other Monday night. News Space Sports Opinions Restaurants Advertise ...

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter spacecraft returns first-ever data of the Sun collected from a 17-degree tilted orbit.

Putting the Fram2 crew and spacecraft into polar orbit may have had more to do with planning a distinctive mission — rather than one ideally suited for science, said Dr. Christopher Combs, the ...