For years, these bizarre formations remained a mystery, but now, scientists believe they have uncovered the alien processes shaping Mars’ south pole ... from the base, building up high-pressure ...

Recently released images show the frigid conditions of Mars' poles. Follow Tech Insider: On Facebook More from Science Humanity's next destination could very well be Mars. But, unlike Earth ...

The north pole of Mars is slowly sinking under the weight of an ice cap that only formed within the past few million years. And, in the process, it's telling us something about what the planet's ...

A team of Chinese and foreign scientists has discovered underground sedimentary layers on Mars that appear to have been ...

This would have been a modular base somewhat akin to ... which can be used on the Moon or Mars. As for why so many Moon missions target the lunar south pole rather than the north pole, this ...

If true, this further supports the hypothesis that an ocean once covered a substantial portion of the northern pole of Mars. A body of water big enough to generate waves and tides also raises the ...

For example, for a thermonuclear explosion on Mars’ pole, one of the plans of SpaceX, to have tangible results, more than 10,000 launches of missiles that can carry the largest payloads and are ...

Photo: Map of Utopia Planitia, Zhurong Mars rover landing site, and four possible ancient shorelines. Photo: Courtesy of the ...

Why it's so special: These odd, fan-like features on the surface of Mars are geysers of gas and dust near the planet's south pole that are visible only in springtime on the Red Planet. This image ...

In an appearance on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert" in 2015, Musk said Mars could be warmed up by dropping thermonuclear weapons (hydrogen bombs) over the poles, prompting Colbert to call him ...