"My personal hope is that we're gonna see Starship in the stratosphere before this year's out, and if Elon is right, reach orbit next year or the year after."

Elon Musk wants to send first Starship to Mars in 2024

Starship 2024

Speaking at the Mars Society's convention last week, Elon Musk claimed that SpaceX has a "fighting chance" to send a Starship to Mars in 2024.

Elon Musk Wants to Send First Starship to Mars in 2024

"I think we have a fighting chance of making that second Mars transfer window."

"Maybe under the ice of Europa or extremophile bacteria below the surface of Mars."

Elon Musk: "Doesn’t seem to be any life in this solar system"

Sir!

"Doesn't seem to be any life in this solar system," billionaire and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk wrote in a recent tweet, responding to fan mail from a 13-year-old.

Elon Musk: “Doesn’t Seem to Be Any Life in This Solar System”

So you're telling me there's still a chance?

Mars won't be this close to us again for another 15 years.

Mars is so close this week that you can see its surface from your backyard

Pale Red Dot

Mars was in opposition while passing near Earth this week, so space photographers had a field day with the rare occurrence.

Mars Was so Close This Week That You Can See Its Surface From Your Backyard

Here are our favorite shots.

They could — in theory — be a good place to look for alien life.

Scientists just found three more reservoirs of liquid water on Mars

Wet A** Planet

The Italian scientists who found an undergound lake beneath the south pole of Mars revisited their data — and uncovered three more.

Scientists Just Found Three More Reservoirs of Liquid Water on Mars

There could be as many as four underground lakes beneath the south pole.

"Drilling might be possible in the context of the Artemis program to establish a sustainable base on the Moon by 2024."

Harvard study: we shouldn't rule out underground life on the Moon and Mars

Better Start Digging

A team of scientists claim they have determined a way to figure out if there's life living underground on faraway places, including the Moon and Mars.

Harvard Study: We Shouldn’t Rule Out Underground Life on the Moon and Mars

"We know that these searches will be technically challenging, but not impossible."

"We have a route to [...] manufacturing buildings to tools from 3D printing to mold casting with just one single material."

Scientists: We could build Mars shelters out of insect polymers and Martian soil

Martian Sand Castles

A team of researchers are suggesting we could use one of the most common organic polymers on Earth to construct shelters on Mars.

Scientists: We Could Build Mars Shelters Out of Insect Polymers and Martian Soil

"It feels like concrete but much lighter."

That's over 33 megapixels of Martian goodness.

Japanese spacecraft will shoot Martian moons in 8K resolution

Now in 8K

Japan's space agency has announced it's planning to film Mars's mysterious moons with cameras that can shoot in 8K ultra-high-definition.

Japanese Spacecraft Will Shoot Martian Moons in 8K Resolution

You've never seen Deimos like this before.

Asteroids can cause extinctions, sure. But maybe they jumpstarted life in the first place.

Scientists: Life on Earth likely started in meteor craters

Ancient Oasis

A team of scientists suggests that meteor impact craters could have offered the perfect conditions for life on Earth to emerge.

Scientists: Life on Earth Likely Started in Meteor Craters

"They essentially create an oasis for life."

Scientists are totally confused about a series of ridges in Mars' Aureum Chaos region.

Scientists still baffled by bizarre Martian ridges

Space Mysteries

Scientists have no idea what formed a series of bizarre ridges on the surface of Mars, and they're not confident in their guess.

Scientists Still Baffled by Bizarre Martian Ridges

"Of course, this story is almost certainly incomplete if not totally wrong."

NASA shows off GIF of a dust devil on Mars

Swirling Dust

The team behind NASA's Curiosity Mars rover have uploaded a fascinating GIF video of a dust devil rolling over the Red Planet's Gale crater.

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