NASA Antarctica BOMBSHELL: Why space agency is REALLY so interested in South Pole REVEALED

However, Jane Francis, Director of the British Antarctic Survey, has publicly backed the scientists. 

Addressing BBC Radio 4 listeners on an “Antarctica” episode of “In Our Time”, she revealed exactly why agencies like NASA are so keen to explore the icy region. 

Dr Francis said in 2010: “It is just a fantastic natural laboratory, you can go to Antarctica and the scientists can work very high on the top of the ice sheet. 

“This means you can work at high altitude, the atmosphere is very clean, there’s little pollution and you can see space easily.