NASA’s Perseverance rover produced breathable oxygen on Mars on April 20, 2021, marking the first time humans manufactured a ...

Living on Mars, humans would experience just 38% the gravity of Earth and would be exposed to much more radiation. These two differences alone could drive a host of evolutionary adaptations. First off ...

NASA’s roadmap to Mars is built around Orion, deep-space test missions, and learning how humans can survive months away from Earth. This breakdown explains the real engineering and psychological ...

“This is a really important operational evaluation of human health and performance that NASA is doing in preparation to land the first humans on Mars. In CHAPEA, we mimic what is the Mars surface ...

Elon Musk’s ambition to one day settle Mars appears to have taken a back seat for a rather nearer and more achievable goal – ...

The humans who move to Mars might not remain "human" for very long. Evolution is a powerful force, transcending planetary boundaries. As Rice University biologist Scott Solomon points out in his ...

What are the most ideal landing sites on Mars for the first human missions that can provide maximum survivability while also exhibiting the potential for finding life beyond Earth? This is what a ...

A look at the debate over building a city on the Moon or Mars, covering scientific findings, mission timelines and challenges discussed on the Fiction Science podcast.

Scientists reveal that time passes slightly faster on Mars due to weaker gravity. Einstein’s theory explains why humans would ...

"SpaceX has already shifted focus to building a self-growing city on the Moon, as we can potentially achieve that in less ...

US President Donald Trump last week laid out one of the biggest challenges ever for NASA — to land the first humans on Mars. But his detailed budget request for the fiscal year 2026 also proposed ...

Elon Musk has announced a significant pivot in SpaceX’s ambitions. The billionaire says the company is now prioritizing building a self-sustaining human settlement on the Moon, moving away from its ...