The space agency will provide a broadcast update on the marquee mission that is intended to recover samples of Martian rock ...

Dec. 19, 2024 — A new study explores how variations in Mars' crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet's magmatic evolution and hydrological systems.

Elon Musk stated his preference for direct democracy on Mars and indicated uncrewed Starships could land on Mars in approximately two years, with crewed missions potentially following in four years.

Elon Musk envisions Mars as humanity’s next great frontier, proposing the name “New World” for the Red Planet once colonised.

When visiting Mars, people would need to stay for at least a year because of orbital dynamics. A transient colony of a few thousand could be maintained on an ongoing basis. At least then we would ...

NASA shifts its focus from Mars to Venus for human colonization, exploring innovative solutions for survival in Venus' harsh ...

Science Youtuber Sabine Hossenfelder and Neil deGrasse Tyson, Science communicator and astrophysicist claim there is no business case or economic reasons to go to Mars. They also claim there are ...

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter sees red dust piling up on the defunct Mars InSight lander on Oct. 23, 2024. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona For the past two years, a NASA ...

The Perseverance rover has spent more than three years on Mars scouring the area's rocks and soil for evidence that life once existed on the planet. Late in August, Perseverance began a slow ...

NASA's Perseverance rover triumphantly celebrated the end of a tough climb out of the Jezero Crater on Mars with new images and a new science campaign. Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers ...

Once you settle on Mars, you can use your ship as a habitat until you build your new colony. But, what are you going to create new homes from? Cement or concrete come to mind, made from whatever's ...