Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

Martian lake beds and deltas reveal the Red Planet’s watery past. But many puzzles remain, scientist Bruce Jakosky says.

Experts have found long carbon chains, containing up to 12 consecutive atoms, in samples of Martian rock which date back ...

The red planet, Mars, has long captured the imagination of scientists, dreamers, and space enthusiasts alike. With its stark ...

Elon Musk aims to colonize Mars despite challenges such as its extreme climate, thin atmosphere, and lack of liquid water.

As well as some of the darkest skies on the U.S. East Coast, it's also the nation's southernmost point. At 24.5 degrees north ...

SpaceX chief Elon Musk is fixated on sending manned missions to Mars and he wants the humanity to colonise the red planet in the coming decades.

At the edge of the Arctic in northern Canada, the annual migration of polar bears draws tourists ... who reside on the rest of the planet. "If the sea ice disappears, the Arctic will warm faster ...

Space probe Hera passed Mars while on its way to the Didymos asteroid system as part of planetary defence mission.View on ...

BEIJING -- Chinese scientists have successfully conducted an ice-cap detection experiment in Antarctica ... support for research on the melting of polar ice sheets, the evolution of subglacial ...

Chinese scientists have successfully conducted an ice cap detection experiment in Antarctica ... This breakthrough could provide crucial data for research on polar ice sheet melting, subglacial ...