Astrophysicist and science writer Adam Becker discusses why the dream of life on Mars may be out of reach, maybe for ...

Mars colonization is often presented as humanity’s next survival strategy, but the gap between vision and reality remains ...

The race to Mars continues as officials from NASA and SpaceX work toward the greater goal of sending humans to the planet for ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to launch its Starship rocket for the second time in 2026 on July 16. Here's how to watch the ...

NASA is partnering with 37 American companies to develop 41 technologies that could play a key role in future Moon and Mars missions. Credit: Shutterstock NASA is teaming up with 37 companies to ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX is preparing for the 13th flight of its Starship rocket in Texas amid plans to also launch the massive ...

Credit: NASA Titan’s resources could one day make Saturn’s largest moon a major outpost for deep space exploration. Titan is ...

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

The world’s first trillionaire is then planning to send robots to prepare the infrastructure needed for humans to survive.

Along with other recent discoveries, the new finding from Perseverance boosts the case that Mars once hosted conditions that could support living things—but it isn’t a definitive sign of ancient organ ...

Before SpaceX existed, Elon Musk flew to Moscow in 2001 to buy a refurbished Russian ICBM for a mission called Mars Oasis — a small robotic greenhouse meant to grow the first plants on another planet ...