The technology used by NASA's PUEO could also be used to detect traces of cosmic rays on the Moon.

High above Antarctica, where the air is thin and the Sun circles the horizon for weeks, a fleet of giant NASA balloons has quietly delivered one of the most intriguing hints yet in the search for dark ...

On September 28, the Antarctic ozone hole reached its maximum size for 2024, covering a total area of roughly 20 million square kilometers. While this was large enough to engulf the entire continent ...

The second of three missions as part of NASA’s Antarctica Long Duration Balloon Flight Campaign was successfully launched at 8:10 a.m. EDT, Dec. 2. The Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) ...

Scientists uncover how a flat seabed triggered Hektoria Glacier’s record collapse, offering new warnings for Antarctica’s ice ...

University of Chicago researchers have begun examining data collected by a device transported by a NASA balloon that flew over Antarctica for 23 days. The mission is known as Payload for Ultrahigh ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. In a rare satellite capture, the U.S. Geological Survey's Landsat 8 ...

A widespread, record-breaking melting event occurred across the Antarctic throughout December, and now, photos captured by NASA show turquoise colored pools of water appearing along one of the ...

NASA’s Earth Observatory released images of dramatic melting of ice caps on Antarctica taken at a time earlier this month when the continent recorded record high temperatures. NASA Earth Observatory ...

WASHINGTON — NASA begins a series of flights Oct. 15 to study changes to Antarctica’s sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets. The flights are part of Operation Ice Bridge, a six-year campaign that is the ...