South Pole

The South Pole, also known as the Geographic South Pole, Terrestrial South Pole or 90th Parallel South, is the southernmost point on Earth and lies antipodally on the opposite side of Earth from the North Pole, at a distance of 12,430 miles (20,004 km) in all directions.

Read more in the app

Neutrinos Whisper Quantum Gravity Secrets From the South Pole

Scientists on the hunt for evidence of quantum gravity's existence at the South Pole

This Week @NASA: Historic Delivery to the Moon’s South Pole, Scientific Balloon Record, OSIRIS-APEX Perihelion

'A wonderful spectacle': Photographer snaps rare solar eruption as 'magnetic noose' strangles the sun's south pole

Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lander is aiming for a crater near the moon's south pole. Here's why

1.55 R⊕ habitable-zone planet hosted by TOI-715, an M4 star near the ecliptic South Pole | Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society

China Reveals How it’s Planning to Search for Water Ice at the Moon’s South Pole

From the Moon's south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024

Birds set foot near South Pole in Early Cretaceous, Australian tracks show

The race back to the moon is heating up, and in August India took the lead, becoming the first nation to land a spacecraft near the prized South Pole. Water ice in this area makes it a prime candidate for human presence — but India will soon have competition from China and several private companies.

Lunar Astronauts Will Need Easy Walking Trails Around the Moon's South Pole

Pakistan to work with China to establish research base on South Pole of moon

'This is not just Apollo 18': Artemis geology team prepares for astronaut exploration on Moon's South Pole

Space Race 2,Mission to the Moon: Who will win Russian and India's race to the lunar South Pole?

Infrastructure woes could slow big South Pole physics projects

Next Stop in Space Race 2.0 - South Pole of the Moon

Looking into the future - The upcoming NASA space missions in 2025, including mankind’s first venture into the Moon’s south pole

See Artemis 3 landing site near moon's south pole in stunning new NASA photos

NASA’s ShadowCam acquires high-resolution images of lunar South Pole region, permanently shadowed areas that never receive direct sunlight

SpaceX Falcon Heavy will launch private mission to moon's south pole in 2026