It's been called the "loneliest place on earth" — a location so remote it would take days to traverse the 1,670 miles (2,700 kilometers) of ocean between this point and the nearest patch of land — ...

For decades, space agencies have guided decommissioned stations and satellites to one of the most remote places on Earth—Point Nemo, a desolate stretch of the Pacific that has become the final resting ...

In the science fiction adventure Upside Down (streaming now on Peacock) scientists and engineers can play fast and loose with their dual planets’ gravity. It’s possible in this fictional world, under ...

The International Space Station just notched a major milestone, but its days are numbered. Sunday (Nov. 2) marked the 25th anniversary of continuous human occupation of the International Space Station ...

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Thursday touted Starlink capabilities at Point Nemo. What Happened: Point Nemo is a point in the Pacific Ocean farthest from land at a distance of about 2,688 kilometers or ...

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The world is a big place. So big that there are many obscure locations most of us will never hear of, much less visit. As a matter of fact, scientists have mapped out the most inaccessible areas to ...

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Over 4,000km from New Zealand in the southwest Pacific Ocean lies the world’s “space cemetery”. Known as Point Nemo – Latin for “no one” – or the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, the remote stretch of ...

As the countdown to the ISS's retirement has started, observers on Earth have a limited time left to watch the iconic space ...