The mission, funded and commanded by a cryptocurrency entrepreneur, was launched by SpaceX on Monday and has grabbed ...

In addition to the exoplanet’s polar orbit, the brown dwarf pair itself is extraordinarily rare. They form an eclipsing ...

Fram2 crew was surprised to not see any evidence of human activity at the South Pole from 285 miles above. For the first time in history, a crew of four people are getting to see Earth's North and ...

For the first time, scientists have found strong evidence of a "polar planet"—a planet whose orbit is tilted at 90 degrees ...

Astronomers have discovered a rare planet orbiting at a 90-degree angle around two brown dwarfs—marking the first evidence of ...

"A planet orbiting not just a binary, but a binary brown dwarf, as well as being on a polar orbit, is rather incredible and ...

SpaceX brought back to Earth on Friday the four crew members of the private polar Fram2 mission that launched from Kennedy Space Center on Monday night.

The four private space travelers flying around the Earth’s poles this week had a vomit-filled first day in space, according to the man paying for the trip.

SpaceX launched the Fram2 mission, carrying four astronauts, into a polar orbit around Earth, a first in human spaceflight history. The Fram2 crew, all experienced explorers of extreme ...

So putting Fram2 into polar orbit may have more to do with planning a distinctive mission — rather than one ideally suited for science. “This is a private mission. You need something to say ...

An exciting first in planetary discoveries!

The first humans to orbit Earth’s polar regions showed off some impressive photos and videos of Earth’s ice caps, x-rays and more during the Fram2 mission. “Hello, Antarctica. Unlike ...