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South Pole exploration pushes machines far past their limits. Metal freezes. Engines choke. Electronics falter. Yet teams keep sending new contraptions to test what works under pressure that turns most vehicles into statues. These machines, some experimental and some improvised, reveal how creative engineers get when trying to move across…

A new study has revealed that our understanding of the South Pole-Aitken basin was quite literally back-to-front, meaning astronauts on NASA's future Artemis III mission may be able to collect valuable samples of ancient radioactive material, known as KREEP.

Jonny Huntington completes historic Antarctic journey without the use of his left foot

Jonny Huntington, who suffered a stroke in 2014, has become the first disabled person to complete this challenge.

Jonny Huntington is attempting to become the first disabled athlete to traverse all 566 miles from the tip of Antarctica to the South Pole

38-year-old Jonny Huntington is aiming to become the first disabled athlete to ski to the South Pole unassisted. Here's the kit he's using

Jonny Huntington, who had a stroke in 2014, is aiming to become the first disabled person to succeed in the challenge.

NASA has begun blueprinting the Endurance rover to traverse the gigantic South Pole–Aitken (SPA) basin, a wonderland of promising geological surprises.

Jonny Huntington is aiming to become the first disabled athlete to traverse all 566 miles from the tip of Antarctica to the South Pole