Elon Musk’s ambitious vision of building a self-sustaining city on Mars may sound like science fiction, but SpaceX is pushing hard to make it a reality. However, raw rocket power isn’t enough. This ...

Explore Mars colonization plans and current Mars missions, highlighting how global space agencies and private companies are preparing for future human settlements on the Red Planet. Pixabay, ...

In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet.

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Rovers on Mars have made exciting finds and ...

Space X’s IPO filing laid out a bonus structure that was dependent on the Elon Musk’s ability to take mankind to mars.

According to the US Department of Energy, nuclear thermal propulsion can reduce travel times to Mars by up to 25% and, more importantly, limit a crew’s exposure to cosmic radiation. It would also ...

Elon Musk's SpaceX bonus is contingent on achieving a $7.5 trillion valuation and establishing a permanent human colony on ...

NASA has lost contact with one of its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars orbiter is perilously close to running out of fuel, and the third mission ...

When SpaceX CEO Elon Musk announced a pivot from Mars to the moon, one detail of his plan caused eyebrows to raise. Musk plans to build something called a mass driver on the lunar surface to deploy AI ...