We're hurtling toward a new era of mega-rockets with enough power to send colonists to the red planet, but should we?

We have long been inspired by the idea that life could reside on Mars – human or otherwise. But fiction is getting closer to ...

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As Mars approaches opposition this week, it will become a dazzling spectacle in the night sky. See it at its best now, or ...

On top of that, astronauts can only bring so much freeze-dried food with them. So, they’ll have to learn to grow their own food indoors on Mars if we’re ever going to live there for long ...

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see ...

If these lava tubes are anything like Earth's, they could be the perfect place for astronauts to hunker down during their stay on Mars. "There's more than one of these [pits] on Mars that we've ...

Mars is an attractive candidate for colonization for several reasons. It is relatively close to Earth, with journeys taking ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The gaseous form of the element expands and shoots out of the thruster. "If we can cut transit time [to Mars] down by 30-60 days, it will improve the exposure to radiation facing the crew," says ...

On Monday night you may have a chance to witness the moon obscuring the Red Planet at its brightest, as well as a comet’s ...

Can humans even live on Mars? In a perfect universe, we would change Mars to be more like Earth. However, the technology necessary to terraform another planet is even more science-fiction than ...