In April, ESA's Mars Orbiter captured images of surface features around the planet's south pole that researchers said were "surprisingly dark compared with their icy surroundings." The scientists ...

Humanity's next destination could very well be Mars. But, unlike Earth, Mars is a harsh and unforgiving environment. Recently released images show the frigid conditions of Mars' poles. Follow Tech ...

A day after a live webcast captured a somber-looking mission control room in the minutes surrounding its planned Thursday ...

The Red Planet and its tiny moon Deimos were recorded at a very near distance as the asteroid-chasing spacecraft completed a flyby on Wednesday.

Current and upcoming Moon missions focus on exploring the lunar south pole in particular ... of reactors which can be used on the Moon or Mars. As for why so many Moon missions target the lunar ...