A look at the debate over building a city on the Moon or Mars, covering scientific findings, mission timelines and challenges discussed on the Fiction Science podcast.

Just 13 months after declaring the moon "a distraction," Elon Musk has announced that Earth's nearest neighbor is now the ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

Elon Musk has announced a significant pivot in SpaceX’s ambitions. The billionaire says the company is now prioritizing ...

Elon Musk's dream of colonizing Mars is taking a backseat as SpaceX shifts its focus to building a self-sustaining city on ...

Rice University biology professor Scott Solomon ponders those questions in his new book, "Becoming Martian: How Living in ...

Musk has missed several of his own predictions for when his company would take humans to Mars.

Learn more about lunar time zones and future NASA and ESA missions, which are working to create a safer environment for ...

SpaceX shifts focus with IPO approaching ...

Musk insists he isn't abandoning his Mars ambitions. But SpaceX's near-term focus will be on the Moon. 'We can iterate much faster to complete a Moon city than a Mars city.' ...

Elon Musk took to X to proclaim that SpaceX would focus on building out a base on the moon before sending humans to Mars.