Robert Zubrin, the planet’s leading strategist for landing humans on Mars, predicts SpaceX’s Starship will win the race to ...

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Should it continue the Artemis program and establish a lunar base, or shift its focus directly to Mars? While using the Moon as a stepping stone could be a more efficient approach, a direct Mars ...

Seismic readings of the interior of Mars strongly suggest large quantities of water buried 6 to 12 miles underground.

Being capable of establishing a moonbase seems like an obvious prerequisite for establishing a Mars base. Furthermore, the moon would be an excellent jumping off point for further solar system ...

In the picture above, taken in November 2022, I’m standing inside the cave that served as our ‘Martian’ base for six days. Mars astronauts will probably live in caves to protect themselves ...

The north pole of Mars is slowly sinking under the weight of an ice cap that only formed within the past few million years. And, in the process, it's telling us something about what the planet's ...

The brilliant yellow-orange light of Mars (magnitude –0.6) at the vertex. The orange-hued star Pollux (magnitude +1.15) and nearby white star Castor (magnitude +1.58) form the base of the ...