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A NASA director warned that Elon Musk's proposed Starship design was going to be "orders of magnitude" more difficult than any NASA project in history.

NASA Chief: SpaceX’s Starship Tougher Than Any NASA Project, Ever

By Jon Christian

NASA is Finally Ready to Say Goodbye to its Opportunity Rover

NASA is Finally Ready to Say Goodbye to its Opportunity Rover

By Victor Tangermann

Resarchers suggest that we will need larger rockets to land heavy payloads on the surface of Mars rather than bigger parachutes.

New Idea to Land Heavy Payloads on Mars: Dive, Then Turn Nose Up

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk said on Twitter Sunday night that he expects a round trip ticket to Mars to eventually fall below the cost of a luxury wedding.

Elon Musk: A Round-Trip Ticket to Mars Will Cost Just $100,000

By Jon Christian

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

$Researchers at the University of Arizona designed an inflatable sailplane that could explore Mars at a fraction of the cost of a rover or satellite.$

Researchers Propose An Inflatable Sailplane to Explore Mars

By Victor Tangermann

SpaceX test fired its Raptor engine designed for its Starship spacecraft for the first time. And the videos are incredible.

Watch SpaceX Test-Fire the Starship Engine for the First Time

By Victor Tangermann

Actually, “It’s Colder than Mars” Could be True Year-Round

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Actually, “It’s Colder than Mars” Could be True Year-Round

By Sarah Marquart

NSA's Curiosity rover just took a last selfie before leaving the Vera Rubin Ridge on the surface of Mars. Its next stop is a suspected dried-up lake bed.

NASA’s Rover Sends Home Captivating Selfie of Martian Landscape

By Victor Tangermann

On the week of the 15th anniversary of NASA's Opportunity rover's touchdown, officials are acknowledging that it could be permanently out of commission.

NASA’s Opportunity Rover Feared Dead: “An Honorable Death”

By Jon Christian

U.S. President Donald Trump offered NASA unlimited funding if it meant the agency could send a crewed mission to Mars by the end of his first term.

Trump Offered NASA an Unlimited Budget if It Sent Humans to Mars

By Jon Christian

According to Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, crewed missions to Mars and hyped-up chatter of settling the planet are all a waste of time and money.

Apollo Astronaut: It Would Be “Stupid” to Send People to Mars

By Dan Robitzski

For the last 15 years, NASA and ESA scientists have found signs of methane in Mars' atmosphere. But a recent survey by an ESA orbiter didn't find any.

Scientists Thought Mars Was Covered in Methane. Now It’s Missing

By Dan Robitzski

The ESA has released several photos of a massive ice-filled crater on Mars that are stunning enough to adorn a Christmas card.

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See Stunning New Images of a Mars Crater Full of Mile-Thick Ice

By Kristin Houser

NASA's InSight lander just successfully placed its seismometer five feet from itself onto the surface of Mars.

NASA’s Mars Lander Places Instrument to Listen for “Marsquakes”

By Victor Tangermann

A new timeline compares Elon Musk's predictions for the future with community-aggregated guesses on how space travel and electric vehicles will progress.

This Site Keeps Track of Elon Musk’s Predictions About The Future

By Dan Robitzski

NASA's team at JPL just recorded the first sounds from the Martian surface ever to be heard back on Earth.

A World First: Listen to the Sounds of Mars

By Victor Tangermann

In a new essay, think tank president and consultant Marko Kovic breaks down four unresolved legal and political challenges for off-world civilizations.

Four Legal Challenges to Resolve Before Settling on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

The successful landing of NASA's InSight probe on Mars set the internet ablaze Monday afternoon. Here's what the world had to say about the mission.

The World Reacts to the Success of NASA’s InSight Mars Lander

By Kristin Houser

NASA's InSight rover will land on Mars one way or another on Monday. Here's how you can tune in and watch how it goes down.

Here’s how to Watch NASA’s InSight Rover Land on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

During an interview with Axios, Elon Musk said he thinks there's a 70% chance he will go to Mars himself — and not just for a short visit.

Elon Musk Says There’s a 70 Percent Chance He’ll Move to Mars

By Kristin Houser

Noted science educator Bill Nye thinks people would need to be on drugs to believe we could turn Mars into a place where humans could live.

Bill Nye on Terraforming Mars: “Are You Guys High?”

By Kristin Houser

Researchers discover that one area of the Red Planet was likely once home to dozens of Martian lakes, giving us a clue in the hunt for evidence of life.

Mars Used To Be Dotted With Life-Friendly Lakes

By Kristin Houser

NASA is hard at work on a "factory" that'd let future Mars missions — or even colonists — extract rocket fuel from Martian soil.

NASA Scientists Think They Can Extract Rocket Fuel From Martian Soil

By Jon Christian

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NASA Thinks Its Opportunity Mars Rover Might Be Truly Kaput

By Kristin Houser

Researchers: Mars Might Have Enough Oxygen For Underground Life

Researchers: Mars Might Have Enough Oxygen For Underground Life

By Jon Christian

To study the effects of deep space radiation exposure on astronaut health, researchers exposed mice to comparable levels of radiation. It hurt their guts.

Traveling to Mars Could Cause Life-Threatening Damage to Astronauts’ Guts, Says Study

By Kristin Houser

NASA’s Got Ambitious Goals for Crewed Space Exploration

NASA’s Got Ambitious Goals for Crewed Space Exploration

By Dan Robitzski

An international team of scientists just announced their strategy for trying to figure out whether Mars can support life.

Scientists Need to Solve These Two Mysteries to Find Life on Mars

By Dan Robitzski

Traveling To Mars Will Blast Astronauts With Deadly Cosmic Radiation, New Data Shows

Traveling To Mars Will Blast Astronauts With Deadly Cosmic Radiation, New Data Shows

By Kristin Houser

Researchers used AI to create a planetary navigation system that would allow humans to find their way around foreign planets and moons.

NASA Is Making an AI-Based GPS for Space

By Kristin Houser

A new NASA-funded study drawing on 20 years of research says we simply can't terraform Mars using technology available today.

Scientists Say We Can’t Terraform Mars. Elon Musk Says We Can.

By Kristin Houser

On Tuesday July 31, Mars will come closer to Earth than it will for another 269 years. Take a look now before it moves on.

Stop And Look Up: Mars Is Super Close To Earth Right Now

By Dan Robitzski

NASA has selected five final designs for its 3D-Printed Habitat Challenge. Someday, we might use them construct our dwellings when we live on Mars.

Here Are The Finalists For NASA’s Mars Habitat Design Competition

By Victor Tangermann

There’s A Huge Subterranean Lake of Liquid Water on Mars

There’s A Huge Subterranean Lake of Liquid Water on Mars

By Kristin Houser

we may see manned missions to the moon. Science, politics, and celestial cash grabs are at the forefront of why people want to go back.

3 Reasons Why We Might Return to The Moon

By Dan Robitzski

The Digest: 20 Mice Are Going to Space To Help Us Figure out How to Survive on Mars

The Digest: 20 Mice Are Going to Space To Help Us Figure out How to Survive on Mars

By Kristin Houser

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

Want to Breathe on Mars? A Sea-Dwelling Bacteria Could Make That Possible.

By Kristin Houser

NASA: Don’t Start Mourning the Opportunity Rover Just Yet

NASA: Don’t Start Mourning the Opportunity Rover Just Yet

By Kristin Houser

NASA Found Evidence of Organic Matter on Mars. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.

NASA Found Evidence of Organic Matter on Mars. Here’s Why That’s a Big Deal.

By Kristin Houser

Why Live on Earth When You Can Live in a Hole on Mars? No, Really.

Why Live on Earth When You Can Live in a Hole on Mars? No, Really.

By Kristin Houser

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter our DNA

Our Bodies Aren’t Built to Have Babies on Mars – So Let’s Alter our DNA

By Kristin Houser

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

NASA Just Unveiled This Awesome, Tiny Helicopter That Will Cruise Over Mars

By Dan Robitzski

The Biggest Health Risk for Lunar and Martian Explorers: Tiny Dust

The Biggest Health Risk for Lunar and Martian Explorers: Tiny Dust

By Claudia Geib

A New Mars Lander Just Took Off for the Red Planet (updated)

A New Mars Lander Just Took Off for the Red Planet (updated)

By Claudia Geib

Lights Out: DARKNESS Camera Filters Starlight to Spot Planets

Lights Out: DARKNESS Camera Filters Starlight to Spot Planets

By Dan Robitzski

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars

We Can Grow Vegetables in Antarctica. Next Stop: Mars

By Claudia Geib

A Fully 3D-Printed Rocket Is Not as Crazy as it Seems. Investors Agree.

A Fully 3D-Printed Rocket Is Not as Crazy as it Seems. Investors Agree.

By Lou Del Bello

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Putin Plans to Put Russians on Mars in 2019

By Alexandra Ossola

Life Exists in the Driest Desert on Earth. It Could Exist on Mars, Too.

Life Exists in the Driest Desert on Earth. It Could Exist on Mars, Too.

By Chelsea Gohd

Neil deGrasse Tyson Says Humans Will Never Colonize Mars

Neil deGrasse Tyson Says Humans Will Never Colonize Mars

By Jolene Creighton

Want to Follow Elon Musk’s Roadster Through Space? There’s a Website for That.

Want to Follow Elon Musk’s Roadster Through Space? There’s a Website for That.

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NASA’s “Cheap” Alternative for Reaching Mars? Atomic Rockets.

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We’ve Seen Less Than One Percent of Mars. NASA’s New Lander Is Going To Change That.

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Researchers Identify Eight Sites With Exposed Water Ice on Mars

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Is SpaceX Sending a Tesla Roadster to Mars? We’ll Believe It When We See It.

Water May Be Trapped in Sponge-Like Martian Rocks

Water May Be Trapped in Sponge-Like Martian Rocks

By Chelsea Gohd

Elon Musk: We Should Already Have a Lunar Base

Elon Musk: We Should Already Have a Lunar Base

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Absurdly Futuristic Gifts for the Trillionaire on Your Christmas List

By Kristin Houser

Boeing Believes It Can Beat SpaceX to Mars

Boeing Believes It Can Beat SpaceX to Mars

By Aylin Woodward

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Experts Say Some Organisms Thrive in Martian Soil

A rocket heads to Mars.

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

Mark Watney sits on Mars in The Martian.

Author Of “The Martian” Says Colonizing Mars Is a Bad Idea

Colonize or Become Extinct: Is There Any Real Rationale for Colonizing Another World?

Colonize or Become Extinct: Is There Any Real Rationale for Colonizing Another World?