It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate ...

It is no strange sight to see icebergs break off of the Antarctic ice cap and drift away, like the gigantic sheet of ice that is currently heading for the island of South Georgia. But climate ...

Although ice spread over Antarctica 33 million years ago, trees have made another brief return in the interim. A tundra-like ecosystem grew as temperatures warmed slightly, with southern beech trees ...

When humanity eventually conquers Mars, the Red Planet will open up many amazing places for future tourists to explore.

The presence of a 12-mile long lake under the south pole of Mars was probably just a technology glitch, scientists have said, dampening hopes that life may exist there. In 2018, the European Space ...

Researchers have provided a simple and comprehensive -- if less dramatic -- explanation for bright radar reflections initially interpreted as liquid water beneath the ice cap on Mars' south pole.

Jules Verne sent his fictional submarine, the Nautilus, to the South Pole through a hidden ocean beneath a thick ice cap. New research sheds light on how ocean currents contribute to melting in ...

Antarctic sea ice melting at record levels sparks concern The area of sea ice recorded around the South Pole at the end of the winter in the southern hemisphere is the lowest in recorded history.

The south pole is a potential spot for moon bases in the future. “It’s a fantastic achievement for India,” University of Notre Dame Professor Clive Neal told the Herald.

This historic landing of the Chandrayaan-3 makes India only the fourth country to land on the Moon, and the first to ever land on the Moon's South Pole.

NASA No human has ever set foot on the lunar south pole. But we know from NASA's Moon Mineralogy Mapper that it contains ice inside craters, which astronauts could mine for rocket fuel.