The idea of transforming Mars into a more Earth-like environment, where humans could eventually live without the need for ...

Multiple plans exist to explore Mars in the coming decades using robotic and crewed missions. The ultimate goal of these ...

In the coming decades, missions to explore Mars will determine whether the Red Planet is fit for human beings to […] ...

Terraforming Mars has been the long-term dream of colonization enthusiasts for decades. But when you start to grapple with ...

Pounding icy objects on Mars could make it survivable for humans, says a new study. Scientist Leszek Czechowski of the Polish ...

Dr Czechowski is convinced that the Oort Cloud, which lies deep beyond Neptune, holds billions of icy asteroids that can be ...

THERE are lots of ideas on how humans can terraform Mars, and turn the dusty, radioactive Red Planet into something habitable ...

Because salt has been detected on Mars, it is likely that Martian mudflows are also salty, much like Earth’s mud volcanoes, ...

A nuclear fusion rocket could be the key to unlocking speedy flights in space exploration, and one company hopes to test it as early as 2027.

A recent experiment has shown that certain lichen species can remain metabolically active in an environment similar to that ...

For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that certain lichen species can survive Mars-like conditions, including ...

Researchers exposed two lichen species to Mars-like atmospheric conditions for five hours—and one performed impressively.