When it comes to a timeline for putting humans on Mars, SpaceX SPCX CEO Elon Musk and NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman have ...

Astrophysicist and science writer Adam Becker discusses why the dream of life on Mars may be out of reach, maybe for centuries to come.

Although Musk recently explained on X that he first wanted to build a settlement on the Moon, this does not mean that he has abandoned the goal of colonizing Mars. He has merely postponed his original ...

A human settlement on Mars is becoming technologically possible, but the reality would be far harsher than most futuristic ...

SpaceX’s Starship is a completely reusable launch vehicle with massive lifting capability. It consists of two stages: the Super Heavy booster and the Starship spacecraft. Both of these stages are ...

Either SpaceX's board members are just as delulu, or they're confident this goal is unachievable so they won't have to dole out the pay package. Reading time 2 minutes Elon Musk now has another reason ...

Robert Zubrin, founder of the Mars Society and the most important thinker who inspired Musk’s vision, argues that colonizing Mars and building cities there is technically feasible. The real question, ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. Rovers on Mars have made exciting finds and ...

The SpaceX board will grant Elon Musk 1 billion SpaceX shares if he can get a colony of 1 million humans on Mars.Kevin Carter/Getty Images An astrophysicist is giving Elon Musk's dream of life on Mars ...