What if humanity’s next giant leap isn’t just a dream, but a countdown already in motion? Using current space agency plans, technological trends, and projected development timelines, this scenario ...

NASA aims to travel to the moon again—and beyond. Here’s a look at the 21st-century race to send humans into space.

Scott Solomon is an evolutionary biologist. We spoke to him about what our descendants in future settlements on the Red ...

Landing humans on Mars could teach us whether life ever existed beyond Earth, how planets change over time, and how humans can live on other worlds. By studying Mars up close, astronauts could answer ...

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The dream of humans living on Mars has existed for decades, and in recent years it has moved closer to serious scientific and ...

The vision of Mars colonization is moving from science fiction into real-world planning, with multiple space agencies preparing for long-term human presence. Modern Mars missions focus on testing ...

An executive’s pay packages are typically tied to review, profit, share price, or operational targets. But SpaceX apparently has something different in mind. According to a Bloomberg report and ...

NASA rovers have revealed fascinating details and close-up images of Mars and the moon, but exploring other planets is slow. Most rovers are remotely controlled from Earth, and their careful, ...

Where will humans go after Mars? Is Mars the end of the line or is it a steppingstone to somewhere else? If we “moon-to-Mars,” do we then “Mars-to-somewhere else?” These are curious questions that ...