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NASA is tracking two explorers across Antarctica to prepare humans for Mars
NASA is tracking two explorers on a 2,268-mile (3,650 kilometers) journey across Antarctica to learn more about humanity's ability to survive on Mars.
When did Antarctica become a continent?
Here's when Antarctica broke free of an ancient supercontinent.
See how the huge ozone hole over Antarctica has grown in 2021 in this NASA video
A new NASA video highlights the giant ozone hole that opened over the Antarctic this year.
These retouched photos of Shackleton's 1914 expedition look like they were taken yesterday
Multimedia artist Stuart Humphryes has retouched photographs from the famous Shackleton expedition to Antarctica, updating their color to modern brilliance.
Underwater views of Antarctic jellies are 'a magic portal to another world'
The short film "Life Beneath the Ice" features delicate, illuminated marine creatures living under the sea ice in Antarctica.
Massive iceberg narrowly avoided collision with Antarctic ice shelf
A-74 nearly collided with the ice shelf it split from last February. Such a strong impact may have released an even larger iceberg.
Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier' is fighting an invisible battle against the inner Earth, new study finds
Researchers studied geothermal heat flow below West Antarctica, and found that the infamous Thwaites Glacier is being disproportionately cooked from below.
NASA uncovers hidden system of mysteriously draining lakes under Antarctica
NASA scientists have mapped the dynamic, ever-shifting lakes beneath Antarctica in more detail than ever before.
