The Australian icebreaker carrying the rescued passengers, the ”Aurora Australis“, will remain on standby in open water in the area ”as a precautionary measure“, the rescue agency said.

The Southern Lights (aurora australis) can be glimpsed most easily between March and September south of New Zealand. The relative lack of landmass in the southerly regions of the Southern ...

But why? The northern lights (aurora borealis) and the southern lights (aurora australis) are created when energized particles from the sun hit Earth's atmosphere and are funneled toward the poles by ...

But why? The northern lights (aurora borealis) and the southern lights (aurora australis) are created when energized particles from the sun hit Earth's atmosphere and are funneled toward the poles ...

Also called the northern lights (aurora borealis) and southern lights (aurora australis), auroras occur when charged particles from the sun crash into our planet's atmosphere and ride its magnetic ...

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Multiple U.S. government assessments have revealed that the U.S. is lagging in polar icebreaker developments, falling behind rival Arctic nations Russia and China, which has sought to identify ...

Nov. 13 (UPI) --Political leaders in the United States, Finland and Canada announced Wednesday that the three nations will build world-class icebreakers for the Arctic and polar waters.