Elon Musk aims to colonize Mars despite challenges such as its extreme climate, thin atmosphere, and lack of liquid water. The mission faces threats like dust storms, radiation exposure, and water ...

(RNS) — It makes more sense to spend money saving the Earth from climate change, ecological destruction and international conflicts than it does going to Mars. (RNS) — The planet Mars has ...

WELCOME to Mars - where the air is too thin to breathe and the surface temperature is too cold for unsheltered life. Yet the Red Planet has the benefit of a 24-hour day - about 37 minutes longer ...

Humanity's drive to conquer space is undeniable. Recently, Elon Musk's SpaceX Starship exploded 10 minutes into the latest flight test. The ‘failure’, however, did not sway him from his ...

Robert Zubrin, likely the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, and then remaking it in the Earth’s image, predicts SpaceX’s colossal Starship will be the first spacecraft ...

Elon Musk envisions a self-sustaining Martian city, independent of Earth supplies, crucial for long-term human survival. With SpaceX's Starship missions, he aims for Mars colonization within 20 ...

A space probe flying past Mars captured images of the red planet's small, mysterious moon. While on a flyby of Mars, Hera was able to use three of its imaging instruments to capture images of ...

Elon Musk, who is juggling his Tesla and SpaceX leadership with DOGE, said in a post on X he wants to send rockets to Mars by the end of 2026, followed by rockets carrying humans between 2029 and ...

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground. Persuasive new evidence supporting the possibility of liquid water deep ...

Particles on the Red Planet can be as coarse as asbestos. By Andrew Paul Published Mar 31, 2025 3:26 PM EDT A unique set of risks and challenges await the first astronauts on Mars. Deadly solar ...