A private space mission operated by SpaceX will become the first crewed voyage designed specifically to explore Earth’s polar regions.

SpaceX successfully launched another historic mission — this time, the Fram2, which will be the first human spaceflight to the Earth’s polar regions.

Since their advent satellites have contributed to a greater understanding of polar regions, helped identify the strong links these regions have with Earth’s terrestrial, ocean and atmospheric ...

The first civilian astronauts to orbit Earth's polar region on Fram2 revealed breathtaking views of the gleaming "pure white" tundra in their inaugural missives from space during the historic ...

Polar regions also affect the Earth’s ecosystem significantly. Krill and marine algae that live near both poles occupy the bottom of the aquatic food chain.

Scientists have released the most detailed polar region terrain maps ever created. Credit: Polar Geospatial Center/University of Minnesota/Maxar/ National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency A team of ...

They also examined consequences for the polar regions as the Earth inches toward 2 C warming, a commonly discussed milestone. “Under a business-as-usual scenario, the Earth as a whole may reach that ...

Shrinking polar ice caps, melting permafrost and retreating glaciers suggest that the ends of the earth are feeling the heat.

SpaceX’s Fram2 mission is the first human spaceflight to the Earth’s polar regions. The four-member crew will conduct 22 research experiments, including the first X-ray in space and studies on ...