A NASA device has observed unusual particles in Antarctica. Interestingly, these particles seem to originate from Earth itself, not space! This discovery was made by ...

A football-field-sized balloon drifting above the Ross Ice Shelf has just turned Antarctica into one of the most ambitious listening posts in modern astrophysics. Over 23 days aloft, a University of ...

A team of scientists at the University of Chicago has launched a groundbreaking experiment in search of ultrahigh-energy ...

After years of work building an exquisitely sensitive instrument, University of Chicago scientists stood and watched as it flew up and out of sight into the fiercely blue Antarctic sky. Launched on ...

University of Chicago researchers have begun examining data collected by a device transported by a NASA balloon that flew ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On Dec. 27, 1984, a Mars meteorite was found in Antarctica. The meteorite, known as Allan Hills 84001, was found in Allan Hills, ...

The moon will pass directly in front of the sun on Feb. 17, setting the stage for a dramatic annular solar eclipse.

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The eclipse path for the Feb. 17, 2026, annular solar eclipse will be limited to a remote region of Antarctica, so th ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Seen from space, Antarctica looks so much simpler than the other continents—a great ...

Antarctica's Blood Falls, a rusty red cascade from Taylor Glacier, has baffled scientists since 1911. Recent high-resolution ...