SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has yet again explained why Mars is a crucial mission for humans. His SpaceX ambitions include multiple ...

On the outskirts of Houston, four people have been living a version of the future that most of us only see in science fiction. For more than a year, they have been sealed inside a mock Martian base, ...

The first astronauts to set foot on Mars should hunt for signs of past or present Red Planet life. That's the overarching conclusion of an in-depth report about human Mars exploration from the U.S.

The best reason to send humans to Mars isn’t for guts or glory—or the construction of colonies to safeguard against existential Earth-bound risks. Instead it’s to answer a single, simple question: Is ...

Highlighting its intent to send humans to Mars, NASA has announced that it will soon be embarking on a year-long simulation of a Mars mission using four research volunteers. Ross Elder, an ...

If you were to stand on the surface of Mars in two years and look up to the night sky, you might see a bright streak flying across the heavens, followed a few minutes later by another. Rather than ...

“This is a really important operational evaluation of human health and performance that NASA is doing in preparation to land the first humans on Mars. In CHAPEA, we mimic what is the Mars surface ...

NASA's ex-Administrator told Congress the U.S. is in danger of losing the new space race to the Moon due to SpaceX's cascading delays in perfecting its Starship lunar lander. (Photo by Loren ...