Sending humans to Mars and returning them safely to Earth would be one of the most complex endeavors that humans have ever carried out. The number of issues that must be dealt with simultaneously is ...

A look at the science behind Elon Musk's goal of a million-person city on Mars, and why planetary scientists say terraforming ...

Even the world’s richest people don’t get a lifeboat if the economy springs a leak. That was the message SpaceX CEO Elon Musk delivered when he compared America to a ship carrying everyone aboard—from ...

We don’t need any advanced propulsion to get to Mars,” says Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society and the astronautical engineering company Pioneer Astronautics. “We can do it with chemical ...

National Geographic Explorer Mackenzie Calle spent 14 days in a Mars simulation program to prepare for humanity's future in space.

NASA-backed study has revealed the realities of humanity’s first crewed missions to Mars. It starts with simply surviving the ...

SpaceX’s IPO was predictably a success, making Elon Musk the world’s first trillionaire. He reiterated his goal of traveling to Mars and settling there. There have been many instances in the past of ...

Trillionaire Elon Musk aims to have rockets blast off from Earth before the end of 2026, sending the first materials to the ...

The billionaire CEO said the company planned to land astronauts back on the moon in the next few years, before eventually ...

Why we should never go to Mars Mars is often treated like humanity’s next frontier, but the reality may be far more punishing than the dream. Months in space, radiation, isolation, dangerous landing ...

Scientists say new technologies have reopened the debate over whether Mars could someday be terraformed, turning a once ...