Elon Musk envisions humanity's future on Mars, driven by the need to safeguard civilization from Earth's existential threats.

What if we could turn Mars into a second Earth? A group of scientists is revisiting this audacious idea with new eyes, armed ...

For years, scientists have puzzled over how Mars lost the thick atmosphere it once had. That atmosphere was essential for ...

The more significant surprise over the past decade has been the shift in Musk’s politics and his controversial rise to ...

NASA has confirmed the first-ever visible green aurora on Mars, detected by the Perseverance rover over Jezero Crater. This groundbreaking observation ...

The researchers said 2017 OF201 was identified in observations by telescopes in Chile and Hawaii spanning seven years.

A geomagnetic storm that was forecast to produce streaks of colorful light across much of the country was weaker than expected.

NASA will soon be implementing a long-term presence on the Moon, with housing for 100 or more astronauts, and Mars will ...

A series of planets will align in the early morning skies before sunrise through July 4, including Jupiter, Uranus, Mars, Neptune, Saturn, the dwarf planet Pluto and the moon. The rare parade of ...

A camera built at Arizona State University is on its way to check for signs of life above Jupiter, but it detoured to Mars for testing.

Two days after the latest in a string of test-flight setbacks for his big new Mars spacecraft, Starship, Elon Musk said on ...

The SpaceX CEO bailed on a company discussion about colonizing Mars, an otherwise favorite topic for the billionaire.