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To some, colonizing Mars with billionaire SpaceX CEO Elon Musk might sound fun. To others, like NASA astronaut Stan Love, it sounds like pure misery.

NASA Astronaut Says Elon Musk’s Mars Colony Sounds “Horrible”

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

A team of Chinese scientists have developed a concept for a Mars drone that weighs 1,100 pounds and could travel at five times the speed of sound.

Chinese Scientists Working on Mars Drone That Flies Faster Than Sound

By Tony Ho Tran

A new study suggests resveratrol, a compound found in red wine, could preserve the muscle mass and strength of astonauts exposed to Mars' microgravity.

Red Wine Compound Could Keep Astronauts Strong on Mars

By Kristin Houser

In an op-ed for The Washington Post, astronaut Buzz Aldrin urges America's leaders to chart a path to put humans on Mars — and not just a few of us.

Buzz Aldrin Calls For “Great Migration of Humankind to Mars”

By Kristin Houser

Mars One, the startup that said it was going to fund a crewed mission to Mars by turning the journey into a reality television spectacle, is bankrupt.

Mars One Planned to Colonize the Red Planet. Now It’s Bankrupt.

By Jon Christian

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Future Mars Colonists Could Fly Rockets They 3D Printed Right on the Red Planet

By Jon Christian

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Researchers Identify Eight Sites With Exposed Water Ice on Mars

New NASA Tires Never Get Flat and Are Almost Indestructible

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New NASA Tires Never Get Flat and Are Almost Indestructible

By Patrick Caughill

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Experts Say Some Organisms Thrive in Martian Soil

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All the Reasons Why Humans Shouldn’t Colonize Mars, According to Experts

MIT Has a Radical New Design for a Martian City

MIT Has a Radical New Design for a Martian City

By Chelsea Gohd

A Timeline for Humanity’s Colonization of Space

A Timeline for Humanity’s Colonization of Space

By Victor Tangermann

Live: Watch as Lockheed Martin Reveals Their Highly Anticipated Mars Lander

Live: Watch as Lockheed Martin Reveals Their Highly Anticipated Mars Lander

By Kristin Houser

Vice President Pence To Lead National Space Council and Get U.S. to Mars

Vice President Pence To Lead National Space Council and Get U.S. to Mars

Elon Musk Puts a Cap on Ticket Price to Mars Colony. Here’s How Much It Could Cost.

Elon Musk Puts a Cap on Ticket Price to Mars Colony. Here’s How Much It Could Cost.

By Patrick Caughill

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Elon Musk: SpaceX Is Almost Ready to Update the World on Its Plan to Get Humans to Mars