On the Moon's equator, the Sun shines continuously for roughly 14 Earth days, followed by a similarly long period of darkness. However, the Lunar South Pole has a distinct story to tell ...

When the sun is closest to the South Pole, it is the Winter Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere. When the sun is closest to the North Pole, it is the summer solstice for the Northern Hemisphere. When ...

Antarctica lies at the South Pole. During the UK summer, Antarctica lies in total darkness. During the UK winter, the sun rises above the horizon in Antarctica. The continent has 24 hours of ...

NEW DELHI--India launched its first space mission to study the sun on Saturday ... country to land a spacecraft near the moon’s south pole on Aug. 23 — a historic voyage to uncharted territory ...