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

Colonising the red planet en route to creating “a spacefaring civilisation” has long been one of Musk’s driving ambitions — ...

A pipe dream or a scam to enrich himself further? Here's why scientists are skeptical of Elon Musk's dream for humans to colonize Mars.

NASA has called landing on Mars a “horizon goal ... and the company announced in November it planned to launch the first uncrewed Starship Mars missions in late 2026, the next time the ...

“The first Starships to Mars will launch in 2 years,” he posted on X in September. “These will be uncrewed to test the reliability of landing intact on Mars.” “If those landings go ...

Trump’s pledge to go to Mars without mentioning the moon has caused some head-scratching and even consternation in the media.

"Americans are explorers, builders, innovators, entrepreneurs and pioneers. The spirit of the frontier is written into our ...

ESA wants to get ahead on the key tech needed for a precision landing on the Red Planet. The European Space Agency (ESA) wants to develop key technologies for a Mars surface lander by the mid-2030s.