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Wednesday, November 6, 2013 - 5:15pm
Life’s a tradeoff. At the South Pole, when winter comes to a close, you trade “cold, dark, and isolated” for “(still) cold, but bright, and less isolated.” With the sun out, you also get sundaes—
Wednesday, October 30, 2013 - 6:15pm
A few short weeks ago this scene would have looked quite different. But now the sun is out, full force, and the snow is bright white.
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 - 3:00pm
Greenery, and flowers, … this doesn’t look like much like the South Pole. But this photo was taken at an important place in the South Pole station—the greenhouse.
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 6:45am
What do a rock, an egg, and a kiwi all have in common? They can all be found at the South Pole.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 4:45am
Now that looks like the sun—finally! It’s rising up over the flags at the ceremonial South Pole.
Monday, September 30, 2013 - 4:30am
The sun is rising at the Pole, but this once-a-year occurrence is a much more gradual happening than the once-a-day occurrence most of us experience (or don’t, if we sleep through it, as the case may be). Above, increasing sunlight lets you clearly see the flag path leading to the Dark Sector (here’s a Google Maps panoramic view of this area, on a clear bright day);
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - 5:30am
There is little to no snowfall at the South Pole—it’s basically a desert. But there is a lot of snow on the ground.
Wednesday, September 18, 2013 - 5:15am
Sky-watchers around the world were anticipating this close encounter of celestial objects last week. It was the conjunction of the moon and Venus, and the South Pole was a great place to capture a shot.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 3:00am
All appears to be tranquil, but there was more commotion than usual last week. A power outage occurred at the Pole that affected all the facilities at the station,
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 3:45am
The sun has not officially risen at the Pole yet, but things do keep getting brighter. Outside that is. Inside?