SpaceX aims for Starship to reach Mars by the end of next year, potentially paving the way for human missions as early as 2029, though 2031 is considered more realistic. Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX ...

New Delhi: A group of researchers from Australia studied crystal formation on the surface of Mars to determine how the Martian environment evolved. What they found is multiple layers of these crystal ...

From ancient volcanic deposits to layers formed by vanished lakes and river deltas, the rover's journey helps scientists piece together Mars’ hidden past. Among the most exciting discoveries are ...

Caroline Haskins The Wild Plan to Terraform Mars by Slamming Asteroids Into It If future Mars colonizers want to survive without pressure suits, they’ll need to generate a denser atmosphere.

A Supernova explosion: nothing to worry about But this won’t happen for another 23 billion years.Rather than a single supernova, as we usually think of it, four distinct explosions will occur ...

“The Sunbird Migratory Transfer Vehicle is designed to cut mission times to Mars by half while offering a reusable, station-keeping capability for deep space operations,” reads a statement ...

Scientists have long puzzled over why Mars, once protected by a global magnetic field like Earth, now shows only a magnetic imprint mostly concentrated in the planet’s southern hemisphere. A new study ...

A new study led by a University of Calgary scientist has found evidence that suggests Mars once had a carbon cycle, giving further support for the past habitability of the red planet. Using data ...

However, ambitious thinkers are looking toward terraforming Mars, a process that would fundamentally alter the planet to make it more Earth-like. Experts agree that while the concept of terraforming ...

Mars, for example, is the closest celestial body to Earth in terms of distance, but data shows its conditions are extremely hostile for life. Scientists accept that any proposal for terraforming ...

Mars’s surface is covered with toxic perchlorates, making the planet’s “soil” hard to farm. Proponents of terraforming think that the emerging field of synthetic biology – the use of ...

It’s definitely a difficult plan, but then again, no one ever said terraforming Mars would be easy. Darren lives in Portland, has a cat, and writes/edits about sci-fi and how our world works.