The four airlift specialists from the 109th. Airlift Squadron of the New York Air National Guard are working with contractors from the National Science Foundation to clear cargo pallets from snowbanks in Antarctica. (Photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannan O’Connor). Roald...
Staff observe the long-awaited sunlight on the roof of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station on September 23, 2021, as they now enter the six-month daylight period. (Photo: Lisa Minelli-Endlich) While last summer the Northern hemisphere had experienced record high...
For months, absolute darkness reigns at the Amundsen-Scott base at the South Pole during the polar night. (Photo: NSF) While the sun has reached its highest point here, it is gloomy in Antarctica, there is polar night. At the South Pole, at Amundsen Scott Base, dawn...