NASA is going to Mars. This much we know -- but the devil is in the details. For example, "going to Mars" isn't quite as simple a proposition as, say, going to Minneapolis. Here on Earth, when you ...

The team had to endure temperatures that reached a maximum of around 113 degrees Fahrenheit, with only a small pop-up tent to shield them from the intense sun and heat. While NASA has used Death ...

How long does it really take to reach Mars? This video explains the changing distance, precise launch windows, and the ...

This week saw another dramatic test of SpaceX’s Starship, when the mighty rocket exploded once again, and both the upper and lower stages were lost. The test wasn’t a complete failure, as the upper ...

SpaceX founder Elon Musk delivers an update on the company's plans to go to Mars at Starbase in Texas. The talk was recorded and posted to X, a social platform also owned by Musk, on May 29, 2025. In ...

NASA’s Artemis and Mars programs are being quietly built to outpace SpaceX’s boldest timelines. Using nuclear-powered ...

Dean gets to the root of this question with guest Oliver Morton, Senior Editor for The Economist and author of the book The Moon: A History for the Future. They discuss Musk's likelihood for a Mars ...

Bypassing the moon and sending crews straight to Mars would be a serious error. Credit: NASA We’ve observed with concern a rising trend in human spaceflight ...

At no other time in history have we had the technology, the know-how, and the public enthusiasm to get humans to Mars. Orion is NASA™s spaceship that will take humans into deep space, but it needs to ...

A Dutch company is hoping to send a select group of brave astronauts to Mars Mar. 28, 2013— -- A Dutch start-up named Mars One is hoping to send a select group of brave astronauts on a one-way ...