100 Years since Amundsen beat Scott to the pole. Dec. 18, 2011 — -- On December 14, 1911, a five-man Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen became the first explorers to reach the South Pole.

From the United States’ Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station, astronomers use sophisticated telescopes to peer into the depths of space and create images of the universe in its infancy. Scientists use of ...

"I remember we were in the bunk about two or three o'clock in the morning, and somebody came into the barracks and said, 'You're going to South Pole at 0800' or something," said Conrad Shinn in a 1999 ...

To obtain b-roll, contact Dena Headlee at [email protected]. The United States has dedicated a new scientific station at the geographic South Pole–the third since 1957–officially ushering in a new ...