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Discover the story of the Antarctic Snow Cruiser, a massive machine built to explore the frozen continent—but doomed by poor ...

ANITA was placed in Antarctica because there is little chance of interference from other signals. To capture the emission signals, the balloon-borne radio detector is sent to fly over stretches of ice ...

Travelers have a chance to win a free cruise to Antarctica with National Geographic. You must be 18 years or older to enter, and can submit an entry once per day starting April 15.

The Antarctic ice sheet, which covers 98% of the continent, averages around 1.2 miles in thickness, with its thickest point reaching nearly 3 miles, the Australian Antarctic Program reports.

But for me, the trip to Antarctica followed in the snowy footsteps of my relatives, who traveled there decades earlier, long before civilian travel became commonplace. “We expect to be docking ...