Fresh lava looks like the last place anything could live, yet biologists are now finding microbial communities moving in ...

Elon Musk has spent nearly two decades rallying SpaceX fans around his goal of colonizing Mars, something world governments aren’t currently attempting — in part because of the unfathomable price tag ...

A robot chemist powered by artificial intelligence could solve the puzzle of providing oxygen to humans on Mars, according to the results of a new study. The study, published in Nature Synthesis, ...

Fox's "Stars on Mars" wraps up its debut season tonight (Aug. 28) after last week's surprise visit from the series' Mission Control host, "Star Trek" royalty William Shatner. After 11 episodes of 12 ...

Colonizing Mars and terraforming it to be a comfortable future home for humanity is quite the challenge. How would we go about it and how close is close enough for our purposes? How would we let life ...

One of the most significant aspects of mankind preparing to find and occupy Mars bases with power stands as a significant challenge. If Artemis astronauts need 3D-printed batteries for lunar missions, ...

Elon Musk announced at Starbase, Texas, that SpaceX aims to launch its first uncrewed mission to Mars by late next year using the fully reusable Starship system. His long-term goal is to build a ...

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The New York Times reported Elon Musk had volunteered his sperm as part of SpaceX's plans to build a city on the red planet.

After years of resisting the idea, Elon Musk is expected to take SpaceX public in 2026. The IPO could be the largest IPO in U ...