SpaceX has successfully launched the Fram2 private crewed mission on March 31 at 9:46 PM Eastern time on top of a Falcon 9 rocket. Fram2 is the first human spaceflight to explore the Earth's polar ...

They’re seeing what no human has seen before. The first civilian astronauts to orbit Earth’s polar region revealed the breathtaking view of the gleaming “pure white” tundra in the first-ever video ...

Glaciologist Helen Fricker will use a cutting-edge Lidar imaging system to study some of the world’s most isolated spots.

A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on Monday night, sending four amateur astronauts on an unprecedented journey around Earth’s poles. The mission is traveling where no crew has gone before, and SpaceX just ...

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The first humans to orbit Earth’s polar regions showed off some impressive photos and videos of Earth’s ice caps, x-rays and more during the Fram2 mission. “Hello, Antarctica. Unlike previously ...

BREAKING NEWS RIGHT NOW. THIS IS THE SPLASHDOWN OF THE FRAM TWO MISSION. NOW THE HATCH HAS JUST BEEN OPENED. THE FOUR CIVILIAN CREW WILL BE CLIMBING OUT OF THE CAPSULE INTO THE PACIFIC OCEAN. YOU ...

The extreme light environment of the Earth's polar regions fosters unique conditions that could play a crucial role in maintaining global biodiversity over time, a new study by Finnish researchers ...

The four crew members of the private Fram2 mission returned to Earth on Friday after spending more than 3½ days circling the planet on the first human spaceflight on a polar orbit. The SpaceX Crew ...

The subject of rapidly melting ice sheets in the extreme polar regions of Earth has been a constant concern recently in the scientific world. However, a 2023 study published in the Science journal has ...