south pole

  • Buzz Aldrin’s Doctor Is David Bowie

    During a recent trip to Antarctica, where the 86 year old became the oldest man to reach the south pole, second man to walk on the moon Buzz Aldrin suffered from fluid on his lungs. Transferred to a hospital in Christchurch, his treatment is being undertaken by a doctor who happens to share a name…


  • Here Is A Rare View Of Mars’ Icy Backside

    Here Is A Rare View Of Mars’ Icy Backside

    This is one of the most fascinating images of Mars I’ve ever seen. The perspective — captured by Mars Express — makes it feel like I’m standing under our closest planetary neighbour, looking up at its south polar ice cap and its billion-year-old cratered highlands. In other words, this is Mars’ nether regions.