Elon Musk now aims for the Moon first. He believes a lunar base offers quicker protection for life. Mars colonization remains ...

Rice University biology professor Scott Solomon ponders those questions in his new book, "Becoming Martian: How Living in ...

SpaceX is putting its longstanding focus of sending humans to Mars on the back burner to prioritize establishing a settlement ...

SpaceX's Starship, which launches in South Texas, will have a vital role to play in billionaire Elon Musk's plans to now establish a city on the moon.

The race to Mars has quietly become the defining contest of twenty-first century spaceflight, pitting a state-backed Chinese program, a commercially driven SpaceX campaign, and a methodical NASA ...

Musk's change of heart regarding lunar versus Martian colonization stems from practical considerations. He stated, "The overriding priority is securing the future of civilization and the Moon is ...

The overriding priority is securing the future of civilization, and the Moon is faster,' Elon Musk confirms SpaceX's new ...

NASA has lost contact with one of its three spacecraft orbiting Mars, the agency announced Tuesday. Meanwhile, a second Mars orbiter is perilously close to running out of fuel, and the third mission ...

Entrepreneur announces his company will still pursue a Martian city but will make the moon its ‘initial focus.' ...