Chinese researchers have braved the cold and harsh environment of Antarctica in order to get a unique view of star formation ...

Antarctica's subglacial bedrock was previously one of the least-mapped planetary surfaces in our solar system.

Before a space telescope ever reaches orbit, and long after satellites are up there, NASA has another way to do frontier science: high-altitude scientific balloons. These helium balloons can loft ...

Pietro Milillo, University of Houston assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering, is assisting the Italian Space Agency interpreting space photos of glaciers in Antarctica. A ...

breathtaking footage of a massive iceberg breaking off Antarctica’s Brunt Ice Shelf, captured from space! This colossal chunk of ice — designated Iceberg A-81 and roughly the size of London — ...