In 2028, if all goes well, NASA plans to test a new technology that could reduce trip times to the Red Planet.

Could humans really inhabit Mars? As NASA pushes forward with its ambitious mission, the challenges are immense—dangerous ...

NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman is advancing a space nuclear agenda closely aligned with SpaceX’s Mars ambitions.

NASA is working on a lithium-plasma electric thruster that uses roughly 90% less fuel than chemical rockets. Can this new ...

When people imagine humanity’s future beyond Earth, Mars is usually the first destination that comes to mind. It is close, ...

Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with a grand goal of sending humans to Mars and colonizing Earth's neighboring planet. Today ...

The U.S. agency offers a multimillion-dollar prize to develop self-sufficient food systems for the journey to Mars.

Elon Musk is putting his dreams of colonizing Mars on hold. Instead, the world's richest man said SpaceX, his commercial rocket company, will turn its attention a little closer to home: the moon. The ...