Weston native becomes first American woman to complete solo, unsupported ski to South Pole

Monet Eliastam had no time to feel nervous. On Nov. 23, a small plane dropped her off in ferocious winds on the Hercules ...

Alone on the ice: Mass. native becomes first American woman to reach South Pole solo and unsupported

A Massachusetts native made history as the first American woman to cross-country ski to the South Pole unsupported and solo.

‘We were the first team to use Starlink in Antarctica’: How Pole to Pole with Will Smith broke multiple world firsts

Richard Parks, a world record setting explorer, reveals the gadgets behind the first episode of National Geographic’s Pole to ...
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Every January, Antarctic scientists move the South Pole—here's why it needs to be done

2026's marker is a candy-cane-shaped stake, as The Antarctican Society described.

South Pole Telescope detects energetic stellar flares near center of galaxy

Researchers from the South Pole Telescope project team looked deep into the center of the Milky Way, discovering powerful, ...
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In 1993, Four Women Skied Nearly 700 Miles To The South Pole. Today, You Can Travel With One Of Them To Antarctica

Sunniva Sorby, a member of the first group of women to ski to the South Pole, is now the “Godmother” of the HX Nansen, a polar expedition cruise operator, where she gives lectures about the polar ...