The staff of the Concordia research station in Antarctica has finally seen the sun after four months of darkness. The sun has finally risen in the southernmost tip of the globe after four months, according to the European Space Agency (ESA), which manages Concordia, the most isolated base on Earth.
The agency stated that “the return of the sun is a key milestone for the isolated and confined staff; they are shortly to ready to welcome the summer rush of researchers at the base.”
In the Antarctic, the long night started in May of this year. The four months in complete darkness are regarded as a great mine for space research and astronaut training. Astronauts receive training for months of solitude and confinement as well as preparation for harsh surroundings by spending time in a cold, dark, and ice region of the planet.
The Concordia researchers will conduct spaceflight research for six months while working and living alone, according to the ESA. They will experiment on themselves in a biomedical setting to learn how people cope with living alone.
