On December 14, 1911, Roald Amundsen and his team became the first people to reach the South Pole. One hundred years later, the Pole is still an important location for science.
Published Dec 14, 2011
Astronauts on the ISS captured an unusual, airplane-like view of the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands.
Published Dec 5, 2011
The four changes of the seasons, related to the position of sunlight on the planet, are captured in this view from Earth orbit.
Published Sep 23, 2011
The history of the South Pole's atmosphere is locked up in layers of ice.
Published Dec 23, 2014
Arctic sea ice reaches its maximum extent in mid-March, around the time of the Vernal Equinox. After the Equinox, sunlight shines at the North Pole constantly until fall, and the sea ice will gradually decline.
Published Mar 21, 2009
The latest image from the Arctic showing the location of The North Pole Project -- the first Internet connection and live webcast from the North Pole.
Published Apr 30, 1999
The changeover between day and night is marked by the terminator, a line on Earth's surface separating the sunlit side from the darkness.
Published Apr 25, 2011
An unnamed berg of unknown origin drifted in the South Atlantic Ocean.
Published Dec 14, 2014
A camera aboard a NASA aircraft snapped this picture of Vostok Station as it passed over the remote Antarctic outpost during a surveying flight in November 2013.
Published Dec 21, 2013
This pair of images includes a computer drawing of NASA’ Aqua satellite and the global picture of Earth one Aqua’s onboard sensors captured on March 16, 2009.
Published Aug 20, 2009
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