Relative of legendary polar explorer Ernest Shackleton fulfills family dream. Feb. 9, 2010— -- When Navy Commander Scott Shackleton stepped off a C-130 aircraft and set foot on the South Pole ...

Artifacts from Shackleton's polar expeditions have been auctioned at Sotheby's in London, including a map of Antarctica hand-drawn by the Anglo-Irish explorer. Several items from Shackleton's ...

HELSINKI — China will attempt to land on the illuminated rim of Shackleton crater near the lunar south pole with its 2026 Chang’e-7 mission. Chang’e-7 will target one of a handful of sites thought to ...

Shackleton Crater, at the south pole of the moon is believed to host quantities of water ice deep within its shadow. Credit: NASA HELSINKI — China is looking to land spacecraft near permanently ...

Sometimes the greatest victories are hidden in defeats. Sir Ernest Shackleton wanted to be the first man to reach the South Pole, the first to cross Antarctica. He failed at both. “Shackleton, The ...