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

Mars has a way of looking friendlier from a distance than it actually is. Red dust, pink skies, and rust colored rock give ...

The mission to colonize Mars has captured the imagination of scientists and enthusiasts alike. With NASA and SpaceX leading the charge, the once distant dream of establishing a human settlement on the ...

Although Musk recently explained on X that he first wanted to build a settlement on the Moon, this does not mean that he has abandoned the goal of colonizing Mars. He has merely postponed his original ...

SpaceX’s Starship is a completely reusable launch vehicle with massive lifting capability. It consists of two stages: the Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft. Both of these stages are ...

Recently, NASA announced that the Mars Perseverance rover has found indications that life may have at one time existed on the Red Planet. The announcement did not mark the first time the space agency ...

Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society and the most important thinker who inspired Musk’s vision, argues that colonizing Mars and building cities there is technically feasible. The real question, ...

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 ...