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WA katabatic winds blowing snow off ice shelf into sea, Antarctica

A globe spins showing the continent of Antarctica.

A former astronaut and his crew honor Apollo 11 by attempting to break a world record.

Nine international adventurers follow in the footsteps of one of the greatest legends of the golden age of polar exploration: Ernest Shackleton.

NASA picked Alabama's "Rocket City" on Friday to lead development of the next moon lander for astronauts.

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Nearly 50 years after Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon, part of the storied Apollo program, NASA officials announce they're going back to the moon, permanently.

The core stage of the rocket that will propel the next mission to the moon is officially complete, and NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli says it's thrilling to be one step closer to the first woman making landfall on the moon.

Walking With The Wounded Teams prepare to leave first base camp

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine has detailed the agency's plans to put astronauts on the Moon by 2024 – a training ground for an eventual exploration of Mars.

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Prince Harry Will Join Wounded Soldiers on Expedition to South Pole

International Polar Year will officially be launched on Thursday, 50 years after the last one saw Sir Edmund Hillary charge to the South Pole. Thousands of scientists from more than 60 countries will be involved in more than 220 research...

The chairman of India's space agency announced plans for the Chandrayaan-3 lunar mission during a press conference Wednesday.

CLEAN: Exterior shots of Prince Harry looking on and helping to pack equipment as member of Walking With The Wounded South Pole Allied Challenge make preparation to fly to the second base camp before beginning the race to the South Pole....

Prince Harry Leaving The Mira Cold Chamber

Prince Harry Inside Mira Cold Chamber

CLEAN : Dutch woman heads for South Pole on tractor

Britain's Prince Harry spoke Tuesday about his recent three-week charity trek to the South Pole with injured military veterans from Britain, the US, Canada and Australia. CLEAN : Prince Harry hails 'inspiring' South Pole on January 21,...

The core stage of the rocket that will propel the next mission to the moon is officially complete, and NASA astronaut candidate Jasmin Moghbeli says it's thrilling to be one step closer to the first woman making landfall on the moon.

Walking With The Wounded Teams prepare to leave first base camp