NASA still views the moon as a stepping stone to Mars, even though Elon Musk has dismissed Earth's nearest neighbor as "a ...

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting ...

Occasionally, the moon's orbit carries it into Earth's shadow ... On February 9 the moon occults Mars. The occultation will be visible across the far northern parts of North America, northern ...

A full moon happens when the moon is directly opposite the sun from our perspective on Earth, fully illuminated by sunlight.

But a manned mission to Mars must be an unambiguously American ... station — a first-of-its-kind human presence in orbit around the moon. That’s an ambitious schedule. And if NASA’s history ...

NASA has plans to launch the first deep space station for humans to live long-term. Is it a necessary step to Mars?

a space station in orbit around the moon where astronauts could live. But as this is not planned until 2027 at the earliest, ...

Musk has long envisioned colonists on Mars. This seems like a fever dream, but it recently featured in Trump’s inaugural ...

Space belongs to no-one, yet many nations and private entities now plan to lay their claim on its resources. The use of space is poorly regulated by laws or enforceable regulations, which makes ...