The Future is Female: Breaking Ice and Boundaries
On this episode of #TheFutureIsFemale Melisa Idris speaks to national polar explorer, Dr Sharifah Mazlina Syed Abdul Kadir, Chairperson of the NGO, All Women Empowerment To Accelerate. In 2004, Dr Sharifah Mazlina became the first Asian woman to cross the South Pole, solo. Three years later, she reached the North Pole-making her the first Asian woman to reach both the North and South Poles.
Sun Sep 22 2024
Key facts about India's Chandrayaan-3 moon mission
The Chandrayaan-3 mission launched on July 14 from India, is closing in on an attempt to land the spacecraft on the moon's south pole.
Wed Aug 23 2023
India's boom, Russia's crunch: How money is shaping a new space race
The moon's south pole is a prize because of the water ice there that planners expect could support a future lunar colony, mining operations.
Wed Aug 23 2023
Prayers, parties, student shows planned in India for moon landing
Success for Chandrayaan-3 will make it the first to land on the lunar south pole.
Tue Aug 22 2023
Russia launches lunar lander in race to find water on moon
Russia aims to be the first nation to make a soft landing on the lunar south pole, a region believed to hold coveted pockets of water ice.
Fri Aug 11 2023
Russia to launch first moon lander since 1976 in race with Indian spacecraft
Russia will launch its first lunar landing spacecraft in 47 years on Friday in a race with India to the south pole of the moon.
Wed Aug 09 2023
India blasts Chandrayaan-3 lander toward moon's south pole
The Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft would also be the first to land at the lunar south pole.
Fri Jul 14 2023
China's missions to the moon - past, present and future
Phase four of the programme, Chang'e 6 will acquire samples from a side of the moon that perpetually faces away from Earth.
Thu May 11 2023
Chinese spacecraft acquires images of entire planet of Mars
Among the images were China's first photographs of the Martian south pole, where almost all of the planet's water resources are locked.
Wed Jun 29 2022
Seals help Japanese researchers collect data under Antarctic ice
Kokubun next hopes to make the device small enough to fit on other animals at the South Pole such as penguins.
Tue Mar 01 2022
Eccentric Robert Swan: I Am Mad, So?
Dubbed as one the greatest living explorers, Robert Swan is dedicated to preserving of the Antarctic as the last great wilderness on earth. He speaks to AWANI Review during a recent visit to Malaysia.
Tue Aug 07 2018
After conquering South Pole, Shahrom eyes North Pole
Extreme temperature, tiring journey and erratic weather were among the challenges that Shahrom Abdullah faced in his journey to the South Pole.
Tue Feb 16 2016
Nursery owner scammed out of RM300,000 in 10 days
The victim was informed by the company of her winning over the phone on April 8 and offered five air tickets to the South Pole and Argentina.
Thu May 29 2014
MH370: Aircraft alerts point towards South Pole
The possible wreckage could be recovered from a cold and desolate part of the Indian Ocean north of Antarctica.
Fri Mar 21 2014
Prince Harry lands in Antarctica for South Pole trek
The 29-year-old royal landed at Novo airbase after storms delayed his departure from South Africa by two days.
Sat Nov 23 2013